A Leitchfield man has been arrested after being found lying in the middle of a roadway with no shoes or shirt on in cold temperatures and fighting with police.
Friday morning at approximately 12:15, Grayson County Deputies Nick Pruitt and Sean Fentress along with Leitchfield Police Department Sgt. Keith Harrell and Officer DJ Newton discovered 23-year-old Eugene T. Moore “laying in the middle of South Cannon Drive with no shoes or shirt on,” according to the arrest citation.
It was about 42 degrees.
Pruitt asked Moore what he was doing, with Moore responding, “Laying here.” When advised by police that he could not lie in the middle of the road, Moore hopped up off the ground and got into a “karate stance” with officers, the citation states.
As police attempted to reason with Moore, officers determined that he “appeared to be under the influence of an illegal drug,” as the suspect told police he was hot and was trying to “cool off.”
As Pruitt attempted to place handcuffs on Moore, the suspect resisted and would not comply, resulting in officers taking Moore to the ground. Moore, though, continued to resist and fight with police.
Pruitt then delivered “hand strikes to the (suspect’s) face,” bringing the battle to an end.
Moore was charged with resisting arrest and public intoxication (excludes alcohol). He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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