by the beard of zeus

“Grubbs was found Nov. 19 on a bike path at about 5:35 p.m. He was reportedly going home from work. An autopsy showed that he was nearly decapitated by a medium to large blade, police said.”

At a community meeting, Police Chief Terry Holderness asked the question on the minds of Ashland residents frightened by the unexplained killing of a 23-year-old grocery clerk.

“‘How safe am I in Ashland?’ he said at a community meeting Tuesday night. ‘Unfortunately, you’re probably not going to want to hear this, but I don’t know.’”