WILLIAMSBURG, KY (April 28, 2023) - The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is reporting that on Thursday April 27, 2023, at approximately 7:20 PM, KSP Detective Matthew Parmley made a third arrest in the Roscoe Garland death investigation.
Roscoe L. Bryant, 48 years-old of Pine Knot, KY was taken into custody and charged with:
- MURDER
- TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
- ABUSE OF CORPSE
After the arrest Bryant was transported to and lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center. According to jail records, at the time of this publishing, no bond has been set.
According to the Pulaski County Detention Center's JailTracker, Roscoe Lee Bryant also has the following charges listed which may or may not have any connection to the MURDER charge of Roscoe Garland that he's currently facing.
- TRAFF IN CONT SUB, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFF - (> OR = 2 GMS METHAMPHETAMINE)
- DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - BUY/POSSESS
- NON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINES
- SERVING PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT
- FAILURE TO APPEAR
- CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDER
KSP Detective Parmley is continuing the investigation.
Original Press Release
Williamsburg. KY. (April 26, 2023) – On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at approximately 5:00 PM, Kentucky State Police located the skeletal remains of Roscoe L. Garland, 54 years old of Pine Knot, Ky. Mr. Garland’s remains were located on a Forest Service Road in Whitley County. Mr. Garland was reported missing from McCreary County on October 14, 2022.
During the course of the investigation, Detective Parmley received information on the whereabouts of the missing person, Roscoe Garland.
Mr. Garland was pronounced deceased by the Whitley County Coroner. Mr. Garland has been taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy and positive identification through DNA.
Joe D. Bryant 48 years old of Pine Knot, Ky. and Broderick A. Taylor 24 years old of Pine Knot, Ky. were arrested yesterday. Bryant was lodged in the Whitley County Jail and Taylor is lodged in the Knox County Jail. Both are charged with:
1. Murder
2. Abuse of a corpse
3. Tampering with Physical Evidence
The investigation is continuing by Post 11, Detective Matthew Parmley. He was assisted at the scene by Post 11 personnel, Laurel County K-9 Forensics Cadaver Dog Team, and the Whitley County Coroner’s office.
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See photos of the first two subjects arrested in this case by following this link. Two Arrested, Charged with Murder after Skeletal Remains of a Missing Pine Knot, Kentucky Man Located in Whitley County
