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Kentucky man accused of robbery, shooting a man found after mountain search in Knox County

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — A man accused of robbing and shooting another man on a Kentucky highway on May 8 was found and arrested on Friday afternoon, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department (KCSD).

The sheriff’s department posted on social media that around 8 a.m. on Friday, May 23, deputies got word that Daniel Edwards, 42, of Hinkle, was found in the Turkey area.

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KCSD deputies wrote that Edwards had been accused of robbing and shooting another man on May 8 on KY-718 in the Walker community.

Around noon on Friday, after roughly four hours of searching in the mountains, law enforcement in Knox County reportedly found and arrested Edwards. He was charged with:

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  • First-degree robbery
  • Attempted murder
  • First-degree fleeing or evading police using a motor vehicle
  • First-degree fleeing or evading police on foot
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

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Edwards was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

The highway robbery investigation remains ongoing.

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