Police said a man was shot while burglarizing a home in Garrard County Monday afternoon.
David Baker came home Monday afternoon to find an SUV parked in his driveway, just off Jennings Road.

Trooper Frank Thornberry, with Kentucky State Police said Baker tried to ward off the suspect.
“Yelled into the residence, if you’re in my home, you need to show yourself right now,” explained Trooper Frank Thornberry.

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Kentucky State Police said Baker went to his shed and grabbed the shotgun.

“It wasn’t a struggle, but a brief verbal altercation ensued and the homeowner shot the suspect in the arm area,” stated Thornberry.

It was then, 26 year-old Jarred Pitman of Waco – ran away. He was found on nearby Day Road and taken into custody. At this time Pitman is only being charged with one count of burglary, but police said four happened Monday afternoon all in the same neighborhood. In fact, in the past two weeks, at least eight homes have been broken into. That’s something KSP will be questioning Pitman about and it’s something that worries neighbor, Jared Lake.

“Our neighbor has been hit before and had a couple of his bridles and saddles stolen from his horses,” stated Jared Lake, a neighbor.

Lake said it’s trials like those though, that Lake said defines rural communities.

“Being around here, us country folks, everybody knows everybody and works together as neighbors to watch out over each other and protect them as family,” stated Lake.

Police said Pitman has a detailed rap sheet. He faces charges including burglary of a residence and a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.

Pitman is at UK-Hospital, but we’re told his injuries are not life threatening.

Officers stormed an underground bunker in Alabama where a 5-year-old boy had been held hostage for nearly a week, rescuing the child and leaving the boy’s abductor dead, officials said Monday.

Steve Richardson with the FBI’s office in Mobile said at a news conference Monday afternoon that negotiations had deteriorated with 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes, a man neighbors described as an isolated loner. Dykes had been seen with a gun, and officers believed the boy was in imminent danger, Richardson said.

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Officers stormed the bunker just after 3 p.m. CST to rescue the child, who was taken to a hospital in nearby Dothan. Officials have said the child has Asperger’s syndrome.

However, it was not immediately clear how Dykes died.

Melissa Nighton, the city clerk in Midland City, said a woman had been praying in the town center Monday afternoon. Not long after, the mayor called her with news that Dykes was dead and that the boy was safe.

“She must have had a direct line to God because shortly after she left, they heard the news,” Nighton said.

Neighbors described Dykes as a man who once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children for setting foot on his property, and patrolled his yard at night with a flashlight and a firearm.

Government records and interviews with neighbors indicate that Dykes joined the Navy in Midland City, serving on active duty from 1964 to 1969. His record shows several awards, including the Vietnam Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. During his service, Dykes was trained in aviation maintenance.

He had some scrapes with the law in Florida, including a 1995 arrest for improper exhibition of a weapon. The misdemeanor was dismissed. He also was arrested for marijuana possession in 2000.

He returned to Alabama about two years ago, moving onto the rural tract about 100 yards from his nearest neighbors.

Lexington Police said Monday that they have obtained an arrest warrant for James Nelson Watts IV in connection to a theft in the Lexington area.

During the last week of January, Lexington Police received theft reports from patrons of various restaurants, bars and other businesses in Lexington. In each of the reported cases the suspect falsely identified himself to obtain access to the premises. While on location the suspect stole electronic devices.

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Investigators say they have determined that Watts is responsible for at least one of these theft incidents, specifically the theft reported on January 28 at 3743 Red River Drive.

The warrant for Watts is for one count of third-degree burglary.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of this suspect, or details of this investigation, is asked to contact police immediately. Tips can be phoned into: the Division of Police at (859)258-3600, or the Residential Burglary Unit at (859)258-3700 or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859)253-2020. You can also submit tips by cell phone. Simply text: “tips2020” plus your message to CRIMES (274637). Finally, information can be submitted by logging onto www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.

Police in Madison County are searching for a man they say robbed a drug store.

The incident happened on January 29 at the CVS pharmacy on East Main Street in Richmond. The clerk reported that at about 9:30 p.m. a white male entered the store and shortly thereafter approached the counter with a package of cookies. The man then provided the clerk with some change to pay for the cookies. When the clerk opened the cash register, the man struck the clerk in the face with his hand and reached into the cash register.

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The clerk was able to shut the cash drawer but not before the robber was able to grab $18. The suspect fled on foot from the store and could not be located. The clerk was not injured in the incident.

The robber was described as a white male, approximately 6’0″ and 200 pounds, short brown hair, wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans, and boots.