An Ohio County felon has been accused of kidnapping and raping a 12-year-old girl in Hartford.
According to the Hartford Police Department, the girl was positioned underneath the stairs at the Ohio County Public Library, at 413 South Main Street in Hartford, at approximately 7:15 Wednesday night as she used the library’s internet access when 30-year-old Brett Allen McKinney, of Hartford, approached her.
McKinney then picked the girl up and forced her into his vehicle.
The library’s surveillance video revealed that McKinney’s Chevrolet SUV was parked in the lot for a short time before he began driving around the building. He then exited the vehicle and snatched the victim, police said.
McKinney is accused of restraining the girl by tying her hands behind her back and taking her to a storage unit where he sexually assaulted the victim.
The girl was able to escape McKinney at some point after they left the storage unit.
Police located and arrested McKinney Thursday morning at approximately 2:15 near Cromwell. He was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful imprisonment and kidnapping (minor). McKinney was also served with a probation violation warrant. He is being held in the Ohio County Detention Center on a $50,000 cash bond.
Authorities on Thursday obtained a search warrant for the storage unit where the sexual assault took place and McKinney’s vehicle. Police located the rope used to tie the girl up and one of the victim’s AirPods.
According to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, McKinney was arrested in Ohio County in December 2016 on a methamphetamine possession charge and convicted of the charge in 2017. He is on probation until July 2022.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@K105.com
