3 arrested in murder of Amber Spradlin of Prestonsburg

Exactly 408 days after the suspicious murder of Amber Spradlin, three arrests have been made after the Floyd County Grand Jury returned three indictments in the case Tuesday, July 30. Michael (MK) McKinney III, 24, has been charged with murder and seven counts complicity to tampering in connection to the Amber Spradlin murder case, according to an indictment, following his arrest on Tuesday. His father, Prestonsburg Dentist Michael McKinney II, 56, has been charged with seven counts complicity to tampering and Josh Mullins, 23, has been charged with seven counts of complicity to tampering in connection to the case. All three are from Martin.

The count of murder against MK is for the allegation he “intentionally killed Amber Spradlin by repeatedly stabbing her.” The seven counts complicity to tampering charges against all three were for allegations for removing, concealing or destroying the clothing MK was wearing when Spradlin was killed, cleaning Spradlin’s blood from the kitchen sink, cleaning Spradlin’s blood from the laundry/utility room sink, removing concealed or destroyed a surveillance camera that would have captured Spradlin’s murder from the room in which she was killed, removing concealed or destroyed a digital video recorder which contained footage from surveillance cameras in the home where the murder occurred, removing concealing or destroying the hard drive from the only desktop in the home which contained info about the surveillance cameras that were on the wireless network in the home, and the other complicity to tampering was the allegation they removed, concealed or destroyed the handle of the broken knife.

Michael (MK) McKinney III was taken to the Rowan County Detention Center.

In June of 2023, police found Spradlin dead inside the home of the Prestonsburg dentist after a night out with some friends. She was reportedly stabbed 11 times.

Since then, the 38-year-old’s family has been waiting for answers in the investigation and for arrests to be made in the case.

Her death began a huge outcry from the from the community and nationwide as the case was featured on an episode of Nancy Grace and an online Facebook group of loyal followers that had more than 25,000 members who were searching for answers.