Steve Nunn



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The Lexington-Herald Leader (9/12/2009)

Former state representative and one-time gubernatorial candidate Steve Nunn remained in a Bowling Green hospital Saturday after he slit his wrists following his former fiancee's slaying.

On Friday, Nunn was located at about 10 a.m. Central time at a cemetery by Cosby United Methodist Church near the Barren County-Hart County line, where Nunn's parents are buried. Nunn had cut his wrists after placing mementos on his parents' graves.

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Nunn was charged with six counts of wanton endangerment of a police officer after police say he fired a .38-caliber handgun when officers began arriving at the cemetery.

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ABC News (9/12/09):

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Nunn, son of former Republican Gov. Louie Nunn, ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2003. He lost a bid for re-election to the state House in 2006 after 15 years as a state representative.

He returned to state government in 2007 as deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, but was put on administrative leave in February after being charged with domestic violence for allegedly slapping Ross. He resigned in March.

Ross was employed by the Kentucky Department of Insurance.

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