A truck striking two mailboxes on Elizabethtown Road led to the arrest of a felon with multiple warrants.
On Sunday afternoon at approximately 2:00, Grayson County Sgt. Erik Franklin responded to the 6000 block of Elizabethtown Road after a black Ford F-150 truck pulling a trailer struck two mailboxes and failed to stop.
A witness followed the truck and observed the truck’s occupants remove the trailer and continue on, Sheriff Norman Chaffins said. The witness made contact with the people in the truck, 31-year-old Brian McClellan and 31-year-old Amber Horton, both of Ohio County, as the pair refused to identify themselves to the witness.
The witness, though, reported the truck’s license plate number to Central Dispatch. A short time later, a black F-150 was reported to have been abandoned on Crow Hollow Road. A short time later, multiple people called Central Dispatch and reported a male and female walking along Keller School Road, Chaffins stated, with the male reportedly armed with a weapon.
Deputy Sean Fentress and K-9 Officer Zeus and Leitchfield Police Department Officer Ty Whitaker responded to Keller School Road to investigate.
Upon police arriving, McClellan appeared to throw a handgun into the weeds, according to Chaffins.
Both suspects were detained “as they appeared to be under the influence of an intoxicating substance,” Chaffins said.
During the investigation, it was discovered that McClellan had multiple warrants for his arrest. Additionally, Chaffins stated, Zeus located a handgun in the weeds, “which was consistent with the location in which the suspect tossed it.”
McClellan was arrested and, in addition to the warrants, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with physical evidence and public intoxication. Other charges are pending.
Horton was charged with public intoxication.
Both suspects were lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
“(I) would like to thank the Grayson County citizens for their diligent efforts in reporting the location of the suspicious persons in this small community,” Chaffins said. “If they were willing to destroy property and flee the scene, it is likely that they would have resorted to other crimes as they attempted to leave the area with no transportation. At least these two individuals will think twice about returning to our county if they know that our citizens will report their criminal behavior to authorities.”
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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