Kentucky Parole Board
P.O. Box 2400
Frankfort, KY 40602-2400
 
Inmate:                        Scott Arthur O'Brien
County of conviction:   Bullitt
Indictment #:                128872
Parole Eligibility:           March 2008
Murder date:                July 22, 1996
Victim:                         Kyle McCullough

Kyle was brutally murdered in a remote part of Bullitt County known as the Wilderness. O'Brien bragged to friends that he had killed Kyle after forcing him out of his (Kyle's) car and made him kneel and beg for his life.  He shot Kyle twice, at close range.  The first bullet shattered his heart and lungs. The second shot went through his right eye and shattered his brain. O'Brien stole Kyle's wallet, his Oldsmobile and his cell phone. He charged $1,500 of calls on it. "John Doe" was found by two hunters.  O'Brien used some of Kyle's money to buy a bottle of whiskey.  Drank it all that night and left on vacation the next day.  He took 2 girls with him.  They told the police that although O'Brien had Kyle's money, he drove off at gas stations without paying for any gas he pumped.  O'Brien had staged several armed robberies.  One, on July 16, 1996 (six days before he murdered Kyle) was caught on tape.  He made a plea bargain and was sentenced to 15 years for that crime. He admits to substance abuse.  Is an alcoholic and an illegal drug user. All of this by the time he was 25 years old. So, by age 25 he had:
 Substance abuse (alcohol and drugs ) causing loss of job
Armed robbery
1st. degree murder
Grand theft auto
Fraud
Theft