Date: 08-24-2017
The longtime prosecutor in Boyd County has died unexpectedly, The Ashland Daily Independent reports.
Boyd co. Commonwealth Attorney David Justice, 67,had planned to run for another term
David Justice, 67, died Wednesday night while attending a prosecutor’s conference in Lexington, his office confirmed.
Justice has been commonwealth’s attorney for 11 years and planned to run for re-election next year, the paper reports on its website.
Attorney General Andy Beshear issued a statement about Justice’s passing:
“The Office of the Attorney General and the entire commonwealth’s and county attorney community offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Boyd County Commonwealth’s Attorney David Justice. We are keeping his family in our prayers during this difficult time.”