4 accused of trying to kill south Louisville man

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Four people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after police say they plotted to kill a man in south Louisville.

The incident took place on Sept. 27, just before 2 a.m., outside an apartment on Lamborne Boulevard, off Third Street Road. That's just east of the Valley Station neighborhood.

Police say four people were involved in the plot to lure Jordan Adcock outside his apartment and shoot him to death: 23-year-old Cheyenne Pace, 25-year-old Bryon Kirby, 22-year-old Lacey Osborne and 18-year-old Coner Cahill.

According to arrest reports, the motive for the attack was a love triangle. Police say Pace and Osborne had been involved in a sexual relationship, but Osborne had cheated on Pace a year ago by having a relationship with Adcock.

At some point, police say the four conspired to kill Adcock. Police say Kirby was the designated shooter, and Osborne and Cahill were given the task of luring Adcock outside his apartment, while Pace remained inside the getaway vehicle.

According to the arrest reports, Pace "provided vital information" to Kirby that "allowed the shooter to attempt to end the victim's life."

Police say Kirby, Osborne and Cahill got out of the car. Kirby knocked on Adcock's door. When Adcock came to the door, Kirby then asked him what his name was.

He then opened fire on Adcock, according to police, firing four shots as Adcock ran into the woods.

"It's nuts. I never thought I'd be through anything like that in my life." Adcock said Friday afternoon. "I just ran -- my heart was pumping, my hands were shaking, I didn't know what to do."

After Adcock escaped, police say the four suspects got into their car and drove away.

Police have arrested Pace, Kirby, Osborne and Cahill. They are all charged with first degree wanton endangerment. Kirby is charged with attempted murder, Cahill is charged with complicity to attempted murder and Pace and Osborne are charged with facilitation to attempted murder.

All four suspects are currently being held in Louisville Metro Corrections.

Adcock said both he and Osbourne were childhood friends, and had grown up in the Country Place Apartments, but Osbourne had moved.

"Like I said, I haven't talked to her in over a year, so I just don't know where it came from," Adcock said.

Margie Burton -- Adcock's mother -- says she has vivid memories of the night her son was shot at. She showed an image of a car window that was shattered by the bullets. Adock was at his mother's home as she was on vacation with her husband.

"You don't take a life for that reason," she said, sobbing. "You don't. And I hope they get help because obviously they need it. I hope they don't get out."

That car window has since been repaired, but a hole is still visible where a bullet bounced off the steering wheel column and pierced the dashboard.

"I mean, it's hard to wrap your head around it because you've known someone so long, and you think you know a person, but really you don't know people, you don't," Adcock said.

The four suspects appeared in court Friday morning, where not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of each of them. Kirby and Osborne's bonds were set at $100,000. Bonds for Cahill and Pace were set at $25,000 full-cash each.

Family members of Pace and Cahill were present for the hearing on Friday morning and held back tears. They told WDRB that Cahill and Pace are cousins and said they never expected anything like this to happen because they are "good kids."