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June 22nd – LaRue County crash leaves one dead

A crash in LaRue County last week resulted in one death. According to officials, Kentucky State Police responded to a collision early Friday morning on U.S. 31 in LaRue county. When troopers arrived on scene, they found one individual, identified as Miles Boone, deceased. From their preliminary investigations, officials say Boone was driving southbound when he crossed into the northbound lane and lost control of his vehicle. Upon exiting his lane, Boone crossed into the path of a Mack truck, striking Boone’s vehicle. Boone was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

June 22nd – Nolin RECC sees large turnout for drive-thru registration

Even with COVID-19 disrupting plans for their annual member’s meeting, Nolin RECC reported larger-than-usual numbers for the drive-thru registration. Sarah Fellows with Nolin says the co-op saw just over 2,600 members come to the drive-thru registration event, more than is usually present at the annual meeting. This year’s event took place over a period of 3 days at the co-op’s Elizabethtown office.

June 22nd – Man arrested after multi-hour stand-off with police

8 hours after it began, police finally arrested a suspect that had barricaded himself in an Elizabethtown building. According to officials, the incident began when Elizabethtown Police responded to a report of a domestic incident at Wellington Way in Elizabethtown.

When officers arrived, the suspect, David Cooke, fled the scene, leading authorities on a brief pursuit. Cooke finally ended the pursuit on South Miles Street when he entered a building owned by a family member and barricaded himself inside. Officers from numerous agencies were at the scene, negotiating with Cooke throughout the evening. At one point, officials say Cooke shot an arrow from a compound bow, which nearly struck an Elizabethtown police officer in the face.

Just after 10 p.m., Cooke exited the building and surrendered to officials. He was charged with attempted murder of a police officer, wanton endangerment, fleeing, unlawful imprisonment, as well as assault. He is lodged at this time in the Hardin County Detention Center.