PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — Floyd Commonwealth’s Attorney Brent Turner has filed notice that prosecutors plan to introduce evidence that Michael “MK” McKinney III allegedly threatened people in the months before Amber Spradlin’s 2023 death.

A Sept. 18 filing in Pike Circuit Court describes two incidents at the McKinney residence involving McKinney allegedly brandishing a knife during gatherings following nights at the former Seasons Inn in Allen.

In one incident, prosecutors say McKinney allegedly threatened to kill those present. In another, a witness told police McKinney came downstairs with a butcher-style knife and ordered guests to leave.

Turner argues the incidents show a similar pattern of conduct to the circumstances surrounding Spradlin’s death and are relevant to McKinney’s alleged state of mind.

McKinney, 26, is accused of murdering Spradlin at the Arkansas Creek residence in Martin on June 18, 2023.

The case is scheduled for trial Jan. 11 in Pikeville.