LaRue County has recorded their first COVID-19 related death. The Lincoln Trail District Health Department confirmed the news in their press release Tuesday afternoon. The deaths marks the 3rd death in just two days, and the 8th death in the department’s service area. Additionally, the department confirmed just 3 cases yesterday, two in Nelson and one in Marion, bringing the total to 246. 197 patients have recovered from the virus so far, 34 are on home isolation, and 7 are currently hospitalized.
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A traffic stop in Elizabethtown on Friday led to an arrest. According to arrest records, Elizabethtown Police conducted a traffic stop after officers observed the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. After initiating a traffic stops and safely retrieving a handgun from the glove compartment of the vehicle, the officer asked the passenger, Antonio Thomas, for identification. After initially informing the officer that he did not have identification, Thomas proceeded to give the officer 2 different names, all of which were false.
After Thomas was arrested for giving false information, he finally gave his actual name, which had several active warrants attached to it. Police also found suspected methamphetamine on Thomas, as well as a bullet that matched the previously retrieved handgun. Thomas was arrested and charged with giving false information to an officer, possession of a controlled substance, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia.
Thomas was arrested and was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
2 people were arrested after an investigation in Grayson County last week. According the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, the department, along with the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence on Elizabethtown Road in Big Clifty last Tuesday.
The warrant, which was the result of a months long investigation into the residence, led authorities to seize numerous drugs and equipment, including several grams of methamphetamines and marijuana plants. Police arrested 52-year-old Kenneth Ducey and 45-year-old Ronald Marcum in connection to the search. The two were lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
As colleges and universities around the country continue to make plans for a fall semester, one local college is adjusting their deadlines to meet the needs of students. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College announced Friday that they had extended the deadline for Fall 2020 scholarships. Additionally, the college announced that they will award an additional $70,000 worth of scholarships for students this fall.
“ECTC is committed to making student’s college as affordable as possible,” Chief Advancement Officer Megan Stith said. “By releasing these additional scholarship funds, and through the generous support of these donors that have made these investments in our students possible, we are going to do everything we possibly can to make sure that their education is affordable.”
Additional information on the scholarships, as well as the scholarship forms, can be found at https://elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/affording-college/paying-for-college/scholarships.aspx.
The Bardstown Police Department responded to a report of shots fired over the weekend. According to the department, officers responded to the area of Carey Court Saturday night. Upon investigation, officer discovered that Kevin T. Smith had allegedly fired at a nearby neighbor. The suspect then retreated to his home at which time he barricaded himself inside. The Kentucky State Police’s Special Response Team was notified and responded to the scene as well. Multiple attempts were made to communicate with Smith during the course of the night, with Smith finally being taken into custody shortly after 2 am. The investigation is ongoing at this time.