A Hardin county man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman over a 5 day period. According to an arrest warrant, the victim had been unable to leave her residence by the suspect, Donald Lewis, beginning on February 16th. Lewis allegedly took the victim’s phone, not allowing her to contact police, and would not let her get onto work from home. The victim says she was assaulted from February 16th through February 21st, when she was able to flee. When police encountered her, the officer noted both eyes being black and blue, as well as blood in her eyes, in addition to swelling on her face and the victim complaining of a possible broken rib. She was transported to Baptist Health Hardin for further evaluation. Lewis was arrested and charged with unlawful imprisonment and assault 2nd degree. He was lodged in the Hardin county Detention Center.
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It’s just over 2 weeks away: the annual St. Baldricks event in Elizabethtown. With the event going virtual due to Covid-19, organizers have adopted a different method of fundraising, encouraging participants to do anything, as long as it raises money for childhood cancer research.
Since the events start in 2011, the local chapter has raised over $200,000 for childhood cancer research.
All students across the commonwealth might be returning to in-person instruction in some capacity to start next month. Governor Andy Beshear announced a new executive order concerning in-person instruction during his update yesterday afternoon.
Beshear did note that all but six districts in the state are offering some sort of in-person instruction for students. In other news, the state reported 1,497 new cases of the virus, with a positivity rate of 6.3% for the state.
An Elizabethtown woman was arrested for an alleged assault after police tracked her down by following a trail of blood. According to arrest records, police responded to Woodcreek Drive in Radcliff following a physical altercation, tracking down the victim near Elmwood Drive, where they observed severe cuts and lacerations to her left arm, thumb, and neck. The victim informed officers she knew where the incident took place but wasn’t familiar with the suspect. Police followed a trail of blood and located the suspect, Carissa Nelson. Nelson stated she had been in a physical altercation, suggesting that jewelry had caused the deep injuries to the victim, not a weapon. Nelson was arrested and charged with assault 2nd degree. She was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
Those in vaccine group 1C will soon be able to receive their vaccines. Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday that the state plans to begin vaccination of phase 1C on March 1st.
Also announced yesterday was the 6th straight week of declining cases numbers for the commonwealth. 530 new cases were reported for the state yesterday.