Man wanted in stabbing arrested

The man wanted in the brutal stabbing death of a London resident has been captured.

Today, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Leslie County Sheriff Billy Collett, Chief Deputy Shane Wilson, and Deputy James Begley arrested Darin Hensley without incident in the Jacks Creek community of Leslie County. Hensley is currently lodged in the Leslie County Detention Center.

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a call from Leslie County EOC requesting assistance about a stabbing complaint in the Essie community of Leslie County.

Troopers, along with deputies, responded to a residence on KY-406, where they located a male subject deceased inside a vehicle with apparent stab wounds. Detectives with KSP responded and launched an investigation. Initial investigation indicates that the victim, Rodney Bowling, 43, of London, was engaged in an altercation on Oakly Cave Rd. that turned physical when Bowling was stabbed. He was transported by vehicle to the residence on KY-406, where he was located deceased from his injuries. He was pronounced deceased by the Leslie County Coroner’s Office.