Christian Circuit Judge John Atkins officially sentenced the man who was found guilty of the triple murder that occurred in 2015 in Pembroke in his courtroom Thursday afternoon. Christian “Kit” Martin was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Atkins, who followed the recommendation given by the jury who found Martin guilty. Martin was found guilty by jury on June 16 for the triple homicide of Calvin and Pamela Phillips as well as their neighbor Edwa

A pilot from western Kentucky was sentenced Thursday after being convicted in 2015 triple murder. Christian Martin was sentenced to life in prison Thursday on three counts of murder, arson, attempted arson, burglary and tampering with physical evidence. He was convicted by a jury in Hardin County in June after the trial was moved from Christian County. Martin was found guilty of fatally shooting Calvin and Pamela Phillips and their neighbor, Edward Dansereau, in 2015 in Pembr

A former commercial pilot and Army Major at Fort Campbell, convicted in the Pembroke triple murder case was formally sentenced in Christian Circuit Court Thursday afternoon, with his attorneys filing an immediate appeal. Christian “Kit” Martin was convicted on all charges by a Hardin County jury in June for the November 2015 murders of Calvin and Pamela Phillips and their neighbor Ed Dansereau in Pembroke. During the sentencing, Judge Atkins read the jury’s recommended senten

After a lengthy trial in June where he was found guilty in the deaths of three neighbors in Pembroke, Christian “Kit” Martin was sentenced to life in prison Thursday in Christian Circuit Court. It was a full court room during the final sentencing, where defense attorney Tom Griffiths informed the court they will be appealing the case to the Kentucky Supreme Court, as they felt the jury was wrong to find Martin guilty. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Jud

Former commercial pilot Christian “Kit” Martin was sentenced Thursday to life without parole for a triple murder in Christian County. Circuit Judge John Atkins imposed the sentence recommended by a jury that in June found Martin guilty of three counts of murder as well as multiple counts of arson, burglary and tampering with evidence. Before the sentence was pronounced, one of Martin’s lawyers said justice was not done in the case, which was tried on a change of venue in Hard