LONDON, Ky. — "At this time, there's nothing that we have came up with that say Mr. Couch has left those woods," Kentucky State Trooper Scottie Pennington said in a daily update to reporters.
It's why Kentucky State Police have added more helicopters in their fourth day searching for I-75 shooting suspect, Joseph Couch still believed to be in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
"Stay away from those areas," Pennington warned. "Don't be riding ATVs in those areas. Don't be hiking and canoeing close to Rock Castle River."
However, there are a few people close to the search who are welcome. They're staying in Hazel Patch Baptist Church.
"Come on in," Karen Smith said warmly, showing off a steaming pot of carrots, peas, corn and potatoes. She's one of a handful of volunteers helping feed law enforcement on the manhunt.
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At 125 meals for all three mealtimes, Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief is serving 375 a day.
"I'll be here until they go home," Smith reassured with a smile.
The volunteers sleep at the church to stay close by and keep working. This is Smith's 32nd year with the relief organization.
"I always say if God can hang up on that ole dirty cross for me," Smith explained, "surely I can pack up and sleep on a cot or an air mattress and work all day for him."
Work that brings her closer to her faith and hopefully brings KSP closer to Couch.
State police still believe he's in the forest because they haven't found evidence otherwise. It's their same reasoning for thinking he's alive.
"Nature takes care of itself," Penington said. You can see a lot of things from the air. A lot of times, buzzards start to fly, and you're body's decaying out there. That could help in this investigation."
One that's growing day by day, along with the meals behind it.
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