A man with a history of violence has been arrested for stabbing his brother in Breckridge County.
The Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34-year-old Eric D. Emery, of Lewisport, and charged him with first-degree assault, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree wanton endangerment, third-degree terroristic threatening, second-degree criminal mischief, and fourth-degree assault.
The incident occurred Thursday night at approximately 8:00 in the 500 block of Hardin Mills Road, approximately eight miles west of Hardinsburg, when Emery stabbed his brother while the two were fighting.
The victim was airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital with what WXBC.com described as non-life-threatening injuries.
Emery was lodged in the Breckinridge County Detention Center.
The investigation is ongoing.
According to online records, Emery has a lengthy arrest history involving violent behavior, including an arrest in Breckinridge County in June 2024 for terroristic threatening and harassing communications. He was jailed in May 2024 in Breckinridge County for resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault.
In June 2018, Emery was charged by the Hardinsburg Police Department with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
In March 2014, he was arrested by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and charged with fourth-degree assault.
He was arrested in May 2013 in Hancock County for third-degree assault of a first responder, and again in December 2013, also in Hancock County, for fourth-degree assault.
In June 2013, he was jailed by the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office and charged with fourth-degree assault.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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