A Leitchfield man is facing an indictment accusing him of strangling a woman multiple times and endangering the welfare of her small child.
Matthew S. Breeden, 25, was indicted by a Grayson County Grand Jury on first-degree strangulation (a class C felony), endangering the welfare of a minor, fleeing or evading police (on foot), resisting arrest, and second-degree persistent felony offender.
Breeden was recently arrested by Grayson County Chief Deputy Sonny Poteet in Clarkson on the strength of an indictment warrant. He remains lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
Upon arriving at the scene, the female victim said Breeden had been staying with her but that she asked him to leave because she believed he was on drugs, according to the arrest citation.
When the victim asked Breeden to leave, he “put his hands on her” and began strangling her until she couldn’t breathe. The victim told police Breeden strangled her multiple times, even when she was holding her one-year-old child, the citation states.
The victim, police said, had “visible injuries.”
Breeden fled the scene prior to police arriving, but at approximately midnight that night, deputies attempted to serve an EPO on Breeden at a home on West Chestnut Street in Leitchfield. As police spoke with the person who answered the door, Breeden attempted to flee as he jumped out of a window in the back of the residence.
Cast quickly caught Breeden, as the suspect resisted arrest.
Breeden, according to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, was twice convicted in Grayson County last year. In February 2023, Breeden was convicted for third-degree burglary and in May 2023 for possession of methamphetamine.
His probation is currently scheduled to end in September 2024.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
