Leslie County Murder Suspect Arrested

On Saturday, November 10, 2018, Kentucky State Police Post 13 arrested a Leslie County murder suspect. Dustin Stidham, the man wanted in connection with the murder of Paige Murphy, was arrested after police received information advising that Stidham was at a residence on Lower McIntosh Road in Leslie County.  Trooper Ethan Lewis located Dustin Stidham in a wooded area near the residence on Lower McIntosh Road, and he was taken into custody without incident.  Stidham was lodged in the Leslie County Detention Center.