Two men plead guilty in connection with shooting death
Published: Mar. 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM EDT
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Two men pleaded guilty in connection with the shooting death of a Pike County man.
According to court documents, Michael Brown pleaded guilty to murder while Anthony Browning pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of tampering with physical evidence.
The incident happened in Jan. 2025, when Kentucky State Police troopers responded to call about a shooting on Laurel Fork in the Steele community.
The two men, along with Michael Shortridge, were charged in connection with Christopher Lester’s death.
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Brown and Browning had their sentencing date scheduled for April 23.
A pretrial conference is still on for Shortridge for April 1.
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