Man Sentenced to Prison for 2017 Kevil Shooting

A judge has sentenced a man to prison in a 2017 Kevil area home invasion and shooting.

McCracken County Circuit Court records show Judge Tony Kitchen sentenced Spencer Forrest to 15 years in prison, which is the sentence prosecutors recommended. Forrest pleaded guilty but mentally ill on March 18 to charges of first-degree assault, theft, two counts of criminal mischief, three counts of first-degree burglary and 10 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. The charges stem from a series of break-ins in the Kevil area in 2017. Forrest reportedly admitted to shooting a woman during one of the burglaries.

The victim, who survived, told police she awoke to find Forrest standing over her. He then reportedly shot her after asking for pills. Forrest also told investigators he shot a gun into the windows of two other homes.

Forrest's family told police he suffers from schizophrenia and had not been taking his medication when the crimes occurred. When asked why he committed these offenses, Forrest reportedly said he had been hearing voices, and that the motive for his crimes was he was angry that he was not famous.