PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Floyd County woman indicted in connection with a 2021 murder has been sentenced to six years in prison. The sentence was handed down November 20 in Floyd Circuit Court.
Buffy Morgan, 52, of Prestonsburg, was one of two people charged in the death of 46-year-old Paul Setser of Auxier. Setser was reported missing by family members in January 2022. His body was later found in the Denver community of Johnson County in March of that year.
Investigators say James Pratt, of Pine Top in Knott County, killed Setser in Floyd County on December 30, 2021, and disposed of the body in Johnson County. Pratt was indicted in October 2023 on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse.
Morgan was indicted the same month on charges of complicity to murder and abuse of a corpse. Both were also charged federally in a separate firearms case. Pratt was indicted for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Morgan was charged with making false statements during the purchase of two pistols and transferring a firearm to a prohibited person.
According to court records, Morgan admitted she purchased the firearms using cash supplied by Pratt and handed the weapons over to him.
