Police in Elizabethtown are searching for a woman missing since early Saturday morning.
The Elizabethtown Police Department said 28-year-old Melissa Emerick was last seen wearing black pants and a black t-shirt with a Veil Brides Band logo. Police said Emerick stands 5-foot-6 and weighs about 225 pounds.
While police did not cite Emerick’s legal issues regarding her missing persons case, she was arrested in Elizabethtown in early July 2017 and charged with attempted murder after she laced a Pepsi bottle with antipsychotic medicine (Seroquel) in an attempt to poison a worker at Community Alternatives of Kentucky, where she lived at the time.
She admitted to police that she tried to poison the caregiver. Emerick said she was going to wait until the supervisor passed out from drinking the medication and then stab her to death, steal her car and attempt to meet with an unidentified man, according to multiple media reports.
Emerick also said she was going to set the house on fire. The status of that case is unclear at this time.
Community Alternatives of Kentucky “provides support to adults and children who need assistance with daily living due to developmental, cognitive, or intellectual disabilities,” according to the company’s website.
Anyone with information Emerick’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Elizabethtown PD at 270-765-4125.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
