Lexington man arrested in armed sexual assault investigation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A 25-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint inside a Lexington hotel early Sunday morning, according to police and an arrest warrant.

Lexington police said Drew Mullannix walked into the Quality Inn shortly before 3:30 a.m., pulled out a gun and sexually assaulted a woman in the lobby.

The woman told investigators she had never seen Mullannix before the encounter, according to police.

According to the arrest warrant, the woman said Mullannix told her it was his 25th birthday and that he did not usually do this. She told police Mullannix pulled out a gun and ordered her to get on her knees as she cried.

The warrant states the woman was eventually able to run to a hotel room, where a guest called 911.

Police said investigators identified Mullannix through his neck tattoo and security video. According to the warrant, surveillance video from another business also showed Mullannix, and his vehicle was detected by a Flock camera, which investigators said placed him at the scene.

A review of electronic court records by LEX News found Mullannix had previously been cited only for traffic offenses.

Mullannix was arrested on a Fayette County warrant and charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree wanton endangerment.

Court documents list a $100,000 secured bond.

Mullannix is being held at the Scott County Detention Center.

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