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Man arrested in Tennessee after Spouse found Dead with Stab Wounds in Kentucky

JORDAN COFFEY

RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY The Kentucky State Police is reporting that Detectives from Kentucky State Police Post 15 are conducting a murder investigation in Russell County Kentucky.

On Friday, November, 26th, 2021 at approximately 12:52 P.M. KSP Post 15 was notified by the Russell Springs Police Department requesting assistance with an investigation of a deceased male found outside his camper with apparent stab wounds, at the Eagles Nest RV Park in Russell Springs, KY.

The victim was identified as Glenn Coffey, age 38 of Russell Springs, KY and was pronounced deceased by the Russell County Coroner.

Through investigation detectives were able to discover there had been a dispute between the victim and his spouse, Jordan Nicholas Coffey, age 27 of Russell Springs, KY.

A warrant was obtained and Jordan Coffey was located and arrested in Cookeville, TN by the Putnam County Sheriff Department and lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

On November 30, 2021 Jordan Coffey was booked into the Russell County Detention Center in Russell Springs, KY charged with:

  • Murder

Photo of the accused is courtesy of the Russell County Detention Center.

This incident remains under investigation by KSP Det. Nick Davis. Det. Davis was assisted by other KSP personnel, Russell Springs Police Department and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.

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