A Leitchfield police officer who just completed his rookie year and won the department’s Impaired Driving Enforcement award has been arrested.
Ty Whitaker, according to the Leitchfield Police Department, was arrested by Kentucky State Police Wednesday morning following an investigation by Leitchfield police and the County Attorney for Grayson County, Jeremy Logsdon. He was charged with two counts of third-degree terroristic threatening, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail and a $500 fine.
“The Leitchfield Police Department was involved in an internal investigation into allegations of misconduct by Whitaker when evidence was presented to the Grayson County Attorney, which would provide probable cause for the charges,” LPD Det. Sgt. Ian Renfrow said.
The administrative investigation is ongoing, Renfrow said.
K105 contacted Whitaker but he declined, at this time, to comment on the accusations.
In December 2023, K105 reported that Whitaker, 25, won the Leitchfield Police Department’s 2023 Impaired Driving Enforcement award. He recorded 15 impaired driving arrests, and made countless felony collars during his first year as a police officer.
Prior to becoming a police officer, he served as a deputy jailer at the Grayson County Detention Center from 2020-2022 where he was a member of the Special Response Team.
Less than a year ago, in July 2023, rookie LPD officer Taylor Wright was arrested and charged with first-degree sexual abuse and third-degree rape after it was discovered the then-27-year-old Wright allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.
Wright also graduated from the law enforcement academy in December 2022.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
