A Big Clifty man arrested in early June for trafficking in methamphetamine has again been arrested, this time for allegedly attempting to run over a woman and holding her against her will.
Kenneth W. Ducey, 52, was arrested Saturday afternoon by Kentucky State Trooper Joey Beasley and charged with second-degree unlawful imprisonment, fourth-degree assault, second-degree wanton endangerment, and third-degree terroristic threatening.
According to the arrest citation, Beasley was responding to a domestic assault when he made contact with both parties at “Four Corners,” in Eastview, just east of the Grayson County line at the intersection of Hwy 62 (Leitchfield Rd.) and Hwy 84 (Sonora Hardin Springs Rd.)
The citation states that Ducey “attempted to run over” the victim in a vehicle, with the victim telling Beasley “she had to jump into the passenger seat to keep from getting hit.”
Ducey then, the citation says, drove around with the victim, threatening to kill her, and not allowing her to exit the vehicle. He is also accused of physically assaulting the victim.
Furthermore, the citation states that in the phone call the victim made to Grayson County Central Dispatch “you can hear (Ducey) advise the victim he would take her out of the county where the cops would never find her.”
Ducey was arrested and lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
Ducey’s June drug trafficking arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, the Leitchfield Police Department and the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force.
The investigation led law enforcement to raid a residence in the 10900 block of Elizabethtown Road on the afternoon of June 3. During a search of the home, police located methamphetamine, a marijuana grown operation and several weapons.
Ducey was charged in that case with trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), cultivating marijuana (more than five plants), and possession of drug paraphernalia.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
