Kenneth “Ottie” Wilson Pretrial Conference Scheduled in Court

Mary King Abrams was murdered on July 22, 2022. Photo by Jill Abrams Zientek

A Grand Jury returned indictment (#22-CR-40) on October 04, 2022 charging Karen Clemmons, 43, of McKee, KY and Kenneth “Ottie” Wilson in connection with the murder of Mary King Abrams. On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Karen Clemmons pleaded guilty to the charges in the indictment and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder of Mrs. Abrams.

In the Grand Jury indictment, Kenneth "Ottie" Wilson, 44, of McKee, KY was charged with "Complicity to Commit Murder" (allegedly promoting or facilitating the offense of “Murder” when he aided, counseled, or attempted to aid Karen Clemmons in the stabbing death of Mary King Abrams). In a jailhouse interview following Clemmons’ guilty plea and sentencing, she claimed that Wilson was the mastermind behind the plans to rob Mary King Abrams.

Because of Wilson’s alleged role in facilitating and/or promoting the crimes committed by Karen Clemmons the indictment also included a number of other charges against Wilson including “Criminal Complicity to Commit Theft by Unlawful Taking", “Criminal Complicity to Commit Robbery, 1st degree”, “Criminal Complicity to Commit Burglary, 1st degree”, and “Criminal Complicity to Commit Tampering with Physical Evidence”.

The indictment also alleges that Wilson committed the crime of “Being a Persistent Felony Offender, 2nd degree”. When Wilson was over 18 years of age, he was convicted in Garrard Circuit Court (Action #18-CR-00056-001) for “Possession of a Controlled Substance” and was sentenced to two (2) years in prison on July 06, 2018.

Wilson was arrested on October 06, 2022, and booked into the Jackson County Detention Center. He remains in custody and is being held on a $250,000 cash bond while awaiting his next court appearance.

Wilson is scheduled to appear before Judge Oscar Gayle House in Circuit Court on December 02, 2025, for a pretrial conference.

As in all cases at this stage of adjudication, the charges are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until provided due process and determined to be guilty by the court.