GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) — An 18-year-old was taken to the Scott County Detention Center after Georgetown police said that he was found in possession of a small pistol and wearing a ski mask at the Festival of the Horse on Saturday.
Police say they received multiple reports of a juvenile possibly carrying a firearm at the Festival of the Horse on Saturday night. At around 9 p.m., officers were flagged down and directed toward a group of people along Main Street.
When officers approached two individuals, one of whom was a juvenile, they attempted to run, but both were quickly caught.
Police then reportedly found the 18-year-old with a small pistol in his pocket. He was then taken Scott County Detention Center, while the juvenile was released to his mother’s care, police report.
