VANCEBURG — An Ohio girl has been charged with the tried homicide of a Lewis County Deputy.
On July 5, Alexis Denise Hale, 31, of Columbus, Ohio was arrested in Lewis County following a vehicular pursuit by a number of regulation enforcement businesses, in line with uniform quotation.
The Kentucky State Police acquired a name from Lewis County dispatch at roughly 5 p.m., requesting help with an officer concerned in a taking pictures on Kentucky 8.
Officers mentioned that upon arrival to the scene, it was decided that South Shore Police Division Chief Invoice Swords was in pursuit of a car allegedly operated by Hale.
Swords was in pursuit of the car as a result of it had allegedly been stolen earlier that day in South Shore.
The pursuit continued into Garrison the place the Lewis County Sheriff’s Division Deputies Matt Ross, Jason Bryant and Tony Carrington joined the pursuit.
Whereas in pursuit in Garrison, Hale allegedly struck a white minivan occupied by two adults and two young children whereas making an attempt to cross within the emergency lane, inflicting average harm.
In keeping with official paperwork, Hale allegedly continued to disregard Sword’s emergency lights and sirens and at one level swerved her car within the route of Deputy Bryant in an try to strike him when he was outdoors of his patrol car.
Documentation additionally mentioned Bryant fired three rounds from his responsibility pistol in Hale’s route throughout her try to hit him together with her car.
After the missed try, allegedly Hale tried to flee from officers by taking Kentucky 9 at a excessive price of velocity. She reportedly sped down Kentucky 9 to Dudley Avenue and to Kentucky 8, when on the junction of East Kentucky 8 she made a left flip and headed again within the route of the white minivan she had allegedly struck early on within the pursuit.
Carrington reportedly took protecting measures, inserting his patrol truck in between Hale and the van which was nonetheless occupied by two adults and two younger minors.
In keeping with official documentation on account of Carrington’s motion the push bar of his patrol truck struck the left rear bumper of the car Hale was driving. Being struck allegedly brought about Hale to lose management of the automotive and go into an embankment the place the automotive lastly stopped.
Hale was positioned underneath arrest and brought to King’s Daughters Medical Heart for therapy of minor accidents, in line with studies.
After her arrest, it was found that Hale had energetic warrants in Ohio and her license was suspended.
Hale is charged with receiving stolen property valued at $10,000 or extra, tried homicide of a police officer, 4 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer and working a motorized vehicle on a suspended/revoked licence.
She has pled not responsible to all fees and her pretrial listening to is scheduled for July 18.