Authorities say a suspect is in custody after a homeowner in Kentucky fired warning shots with a handgun to ward off a break-in at his home over the weekend.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect identified as David Whitford, 29, tried to break into an unidentified homeowner’s house Saturday afternoon in northern Kentucky.
The homeowner fired warning shots at Whitford with a handgun as he fled on foot toward a riverbank, according to police. The homeowner then found him hiding, fired more warning shots, and got into a physical altercation with the man.
Whitford’s face appears swollen in a photo from the sheriff’s office.
“Whitford sustained head and facial injuries and was transported to St. Elizabeth in Florence. He has since been released. The homeowner refused medical treatment while on scene,” a Saturday Facebook post noted.
Whitford was charged with second-degree burglary and taken to the Boone County Detention Center.
