LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Following a 911 call from a juvenile, troopers with Kentucky State Police "rescued victims of a domestic violence situation in Laurel County," the agency reports.
According to a press release, troopers responded to a home located on Tib Drive around 1 p.m. on July 9 for reports of a domestic violence situation called in to Laurel County 911 and later transferred to KSP.
The call, KSP reports, was made by a juvenile inside the home.
When unable to make contact with individuals inside the home, troopers made a forcible entry.
Once inside, 36-year-old Brandon Lunsford was taken into custody, who "was holding his spouse and juvenile children against their will in an attempt to avoid apprehension."
He was charged with:
- 1 count of fourth degree domestic violence, minor injury.
- 3 counts of second degree unlawful imprisonment.
- 1 county of first degree strangulation, domestic violence related.
