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Ky. man grabs bailiff’s gun, kills himself after sentencing

Knocked the bailiff to the ground, took his weapon and shot himself

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PINEVILLE, Ky. — A man who failed a drug test and was going back to jail grabbed a bailiff’s gun and fatally shot himself at the Bell County Courthouse.

Investigators said Erik B. Barnett, 25, was being taken back into custody before 11 a.m. Wednesday when he overpowered the bailiff and grabbed his weapon.

The bailiff was not injured.

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