By  Alison James Published 
2:59 pm Friday, November 13, 2015

Updated: Sheriff’s department arrests man for murder

By Alison James

alison.james@fct.wpengine.com

Scotty Lee Keeton, 30, of Vina has been charged with murder a family member, a Class A felony.

Friday, a 62-year-old woman, later identified as Sharon Keeton, was found dead when officers with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence on Old Vina Road.

According to officers, a call came in about 12:30 p.m. Friday. The residence had had domestic calls in the past.

Upon arrival, investigators found the woman deceased, with blunt trauma to the head.

Her son, Scotty Lee Keeton, who was in the house when officers arrived, was transferred to Russellville Hospital ER. The Sheriff’s Department planned to question him there.

The woman’s body is being to sent to be autopsied.

Keeton was charged Saturday.

Investigators with the sheriff’s department are continuing to seek further details.

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