A fugitive wanted in connection with kidnapping, assault, and disrupting public services was arrested this week in Raceland, according to the Raceland Police Department.
Authorities say they were notified by the Ironton Police Department on October 29 that the fugitive, identified as Steven Overbee, 50, of Wurtland, was believed to be in the Raceland-Wurtland area.
According to police, Overbee has a prior conviction for complicity to commit murder Frank Blakey in Lee County, Kentucky in 2004 and was released from prison in 2021.
Raceland Police began gathering information on Overbee’s whereabouts. On October 30, officers — assisted by the Russell and Flatwoods Police Departments — executed a fugitive warrant at 1311 Wurtland Avenue in Wurtland, where Overbee was taken into custody without incident.
Overbee faces multiple charges, including fugitive from another state (warrant required), possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Overbee was involved in the murder of Frank Blakey along with Glenn D Moore and Martha Reece in Lee County that occured in April of 2004 .
According to court records, on April 1, 2004, in Lee County, Kentucky, Martha Reece, Steven Overbee, and Glenn D Moore spent the evening drinking whiskey and beer at the home of Doug Phillips.
The next morning, on April 2, the trio ran out of alcohol and hitchhiked to Hobb's Beer Store. Moore bought an 18-pack of beer.
The trio then asked the store clerk if they could drink the beer in the store. The clerk told them that they could not, but that they could drink beer in her truck while waiting for a ride home.
A short time later, Frank Blakey arrived with his dog, Charlie Brown, and purchased beer for himself.
As Blakey was leaving, Reece spoke with Blakey, and Blakey agreed to give Reece, Overbee, and Moore a ride. Reece agreed to drive the car, and Moore sat in the front passenger seat Blakey and Overbee sat in the back seat.
They drove around for some time, drinking beer. Eventually, the four stopped at Doug Phillip's house.
The evidence suggests that, unbeknownst to Blakey, Reece removed Blakey's cooler of beer from the trunk of his car, and placed it inside Phillip's house. The four then resumed driving around Lee County.
On the way back to the beer store, Reece took a shortcut down a secluded dirt road. Some time during this trip, Blakey said that he wanted a beer. Reece stopped the car, and Blakey opened this trunk, only to discover that his beer was missing.
An argument ensued, and Blakey and Moore exchanged blows, though it is not clear who threw the first punch.
Eventually, Blakey fell to his knees. Reece began beating Blakey over the head with firewood from the trunk of Blakey's car. Reece then handed a piece of firewood to both Overbee and Moore, and they participated in the beating.
The trio beat Blakey severely, and he was nearly scalped. There was a large crack in Blakey's skull.
After the three stopped beating Blakey, they returned to his car. According to Overbee, as the three drove off, Reece realized that Blakey was still alive, and ran over him. Blakey died of blunt force trauma to the head and trunk. They, also, killed Blakey's dog, Charlie Brown.
Moore and Reece were also convicted of complicity to commit murder and 2nd degree animal cruelty.
The recent investigation of Overbee remains ongoing.
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