{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Kentucky Lawmaker Facing Allegations Kills Himself","description":"(FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide Wednesday night, the county coroner said. He was 57.\n\nBullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said Johnson died of a single gunshot wound on Greenwell [f500link]Ford[/f500link] Road in Mount Washington, Kentucky.","author_name":"TIME's Top Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/31174634/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}