Teen Charged With Murder in Deaths of Mother and 12-Year-Old in Allen County

Overview

• Deputies were called Wednesday evening to a Stamps Road home near Scottsville for a reported domestic assault and found 42-year-old Traci Trasky and a 12-year-old boy dead inside.
• Trooper Katan Parker confirmed the victims were mother and son, and Kentucky State Police took over the death investigation.
• A 17-year-old male was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence, theft by unlawful taking of an automobile, and first-degree fleeing or evading police on foot.
• Investigators said Trasky's vehicle was missing from the home and later found unoccupied on Pleasant Field Church Road.
• Officers used a drone to spot a subject running in a wooded area, and after a brief foot pursuit the teen was taken into custody without incident as the investigation continues.