PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The prosecution in the Amber Spradlin murder case has refuted several claims made by a defense attorney in a court filing, including that a key prosecution witness was given immunity in exchange for his testimony.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Brent Turner filed a response to the request on Monday, saying Roy Kidd has not been offered any deal in exchange for testifying in the case.

Kidd accompanied Spradlin to Seasons Inn and later to the Arkansas Creek home of dentist Michael McKinney on June 17, 2023. The next morning, he discovered Spradlin’s body on a couch in McKinney’s home. She had been stabbed at least a dozen times in the head and neck.

McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, has been charged with her murder, while both McKinneys and family friend Josh Mullins are charged with evidence tampering. They have all pleaded not guilty.

In a motion filed April 30, M.K. McKinney’s attorney Steven Romines asked the judge to order Turner to disclose any agreements his office has with Kidd not to prosecute. The motion also makes other claims, such as that Kidd failed a lie detector test and later asserted his Fifth Amendment right to not speak to police.

But Turner says none of those things are true.

“[A]ll the facts alleged in the motion are totally irrelevant, as there has never been an agreement between the Commonwealth, Mr. Roy Kidd or his attorney not to prosecute Mr. Kidd,” Turner wrote. “In fact, Mr. Kidd voluntarily provided states and the polygraph test of his own free will and with the assistance of counsel.”

At a hearing in the case Monday, Romines said he would accept a filing from Turner that there is no agreement as a sufficient response.

The case is currently scheduled to go to trial Jan. 11, with the defendants due back in court Sept. 17 for a pretrial conference.

Copies of Romines’ motion and Turner’s response follow: