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\nA 27-year-old Scottsville, Kentucky, man was arrested after burglarizing a home and stealing a vehicle in Nelson County, according to police.<\/p>\n
\nA 27-year-old Scottsville, Kentucky, man was arrested after burglarizing a home and stealing a vehicle in Nelson County, according to police.<\/p>\n
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a home on Bellwood Road after a victim said a man tried to rob him at gunpoint and steal his semitruck. Kolton Simmons fled on foot because he wasn’t able to drive a stick shift, according to police.<\/p>\n
Simmons then went to a home on Boston Road and kicked in a door and burglarized the home. <\/p>\n
He stole a vehicle at the home and drove through a corn field causing more than $1,000 worth of damage. He was later found in a parking lot off of Keystone Cinemas in the stolen vehicle, according to police. <\/p>\n
Police said Simmons had a semi-automatic rifle and handgun when he was found. He was taken into custody but tried to escape, but he was recaptured and taken to Nelson County Jail.<\/p>\n
Simmons was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, escape, robbery, theft by unlawful taking automobile and wanton endangerment.<\/p>\n
He is being held under a $100,000 cash bond.
\nSource: WDRB <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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