Troopers looking for victim’s truck in ‘brutal’ murder

A Mingo County man was found dead in his home Monday, the victim of what state police described as a “brutal” murder.

Troopers said Roland Stafford, 69, was found in his Taylorville residence. He hadn’t been seen since last Wednesday night at church.


Investigators believe Stafford’s truck may have been stolen as part of the crime. They released a photo of a his red 2003 extended cab Ford Ranger with West Virginia license plate 4TK-331.