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An Elizabethtown man was arrested after an alleged domestic incident involving a girlfriend.
According to arrest citations, police were dispatched to the residence of Travis England on December 6th, who was allegedly having a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. Upon arrival, the victim told deputies what had transpired. The victim stated that around 3 am, England woke up suddenly, and began accusing the victim of stealing his belongings and letting people into his house. The victim fled to the bathroom but England followed, positioning himself between her and the door. England threatened the life of both the victim and himself if she did not tell him the truth, and she eventually agreed with the accusations so he would let her out.
Afterward, the victim found England attempting to tamper with her vehicle so she could not leave. She tried anyway and England took her to the ground, choking her before she managed to get free and drive away. England was apprehended on Thursday, and faces charges of strangulation, kidnapping, assault, and terroristic threatening. England was out on bond after another alleged assault that took place back in November.
He is lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
The next mayor of Elizabethtown will see a salary increase for the position. After years of talk, the city council held a first reading of an ordinance Monday to increase the mayor’s annual compensation. The amount now will be set to the maximum amount listed by the Kentucky Department of Local Government for fiscal year 2022. Councilman Marty Fulkerson says the change makes sense given what the role has evolved into.
Fulkerson and other councilmembers stressed that the change is not effective immediately, and would take effect after the next election in 2022, as KRS statutes don’t allow for compensation to be adjusted for a sitting official. The maximum amount of compensation set by the department for fiscal year 2020 is $77,624.
Though the new members are not officially seated until January, new Vine Grove City Council members were recently sworn in. New councilwoman Selena Hudson says she feels like she has a lot to offer the city.
Hudson also says that right now, she believes that the biggest problem in vine grove right now is the City Hall building, and working to explore options on what the city can to do improve the environment for city workers. New councilman Lonnie Dennis was sworn in earlier this week.