A Grayson County man with a history of fighting with and threatening law enforcement has been arrested after firing a handgun in a neighborhood, pointing a firearm at police and fighting with deputies near McDaniels.
Monday night at around midnight, the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police were dispatched to the 1100 block of Calvert Church Road, about four miles southwest of McDaniels, after a nearby resident reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area followed by screams.
According to the arrest citation, when deputies arrived, they saw a man, 35-year-old Owen Randall Breeden, “half way hanging out of a busted door pane holding a handgun.” Police said Breeden was “waving the handgun around and pointing it at himself, pleading for officers to shoot him.”
Police attempted to talk Breeden into surrendering without success, as the suspect continued waving the handgun and “pointing the gun in the vicinity of the officers and neighboring residences” for about 40 minutes, the citation states.
“At one point,” according to the citation, “(Breeden) got into a paddle boat and removed his clothing while continuing the erratic behavior.”
Eventually, Breeden was tased but he removed the wires and “charged officers (while) still in possession of the handgun.” Instead of shooting Breeden, officers were “able to take (him) to the ground (in the driveway) where the handgun was pinned” underneath the suspect.
“This position was held for several minutes as officers attempted to fight the handgun from (Breeden’s) hands,” police said.
Officers, utilizing batons and tasers, successfully ripped the handgun from Breeden’s grasp as he continued to resist and fight with officers. During the struggle, which resulted in Breeden being taken into custody, one officer received a laceration to his “left eyebrow area.”
Once in custody, Breeden told an officer “that he would kill him as soon as he got out of jail,” the citation says.
Breeden, through his actions, placed eight officers “in immediate danger while attempting to disarm him,” according to the citation.
After being treated at a local hospital, Breeden was lodged in the Breckinridge County Jail where he was charged with multiple counts of felony wanton endangerment of a police officer, third-degree assault of a police officer, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, resisting arrest, second-degree terroristic threatening, fleeing or evading police (on foot), menacing, alcohol intoxication in a public place, and disorderly conduct.
(Breeden’s hometown is listed as Leitchfield on his arrest citation, but he has also been known to live in Clarkson)
On the morning of July 1, 2019, then-Clarkson Police Officer Rick Clemons responded to 115 Spring Street on the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arriving at the residence, Clemons encountered Breeden holding a large knife and making threats while standing in front of the home.
After it became clear that Breeden was highly agitated and not willing to follow commands to drop the knife, and after threatening Clemons’ life, Clemons requested additional law enforcement units.
Within minutes, deputies and officers from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Leitchfield Police Department and Kentucky State Police arrived on the scene.
According to police, Breeden continuously, verbally threatened officers’ lives and failed to comply with requests to drop the weapon. He additionally made “threatening” movements toward officers.
During the roughly 90 minute standoff, police were able to safely evacuate Breeden’s wife and three small children from the residence, authorities said.
Eventually, officers and deputies disarmed and detained Breeden, and while doing so, police were physically attacked by Breeden’s brother, Phillip Breeden, who suffered a leg injury while being brought under control by law enforcement.
In that case, Owen Breeden was charged with multiple counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, third-degree terroristic threatening, domestic abuse, resisting arrest, and menacing.
By Ken Howlett,News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
