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Background: A section of Jennings Knob Road in Meade County, Kentucky (Google Maps). Inset: Donald Brown (Meade County Detention Center).
A man from central Kentucky is facing charges after allegedly assaulting and choking a woman near a Dollar General before fleeing the scene.
Donald Brown, aged 48, is accused of first-degree strangulation in a domestic violence incident and fourth-degree domestic assault resulting in minor injuries, as detailed in jail records accessed by Law&Crime. Arrested on Saturday, Brown is currently held without bail.
According to a press release from Kentucky State Police, the incident took place around midnight on Saturday when Brown and a woman were outside a Dollar General store in Meade County. The altercation reportedly began while they were inside a vehicle.
The woman reported that Brown “strangled” her, causing her to “fall from a vehicle and hit her head.” After the alleged incident, Brown fled, and the woman contacted law enforcement, with troopers noting that they received a domestic violence report from her shortly after midnight.
Authorities stated that Brown returned to his residence on Jennings Knob Road in Vine Grove. When officers arrived, he allegedly refused to come out. Troopers then acquired a search warrant and an arrest warrant, ultimately apprehending Brown around 7:30 a.m. after several hours of negotiation.
It is not clear when Brown is due next in court.
When Law&Crime reached out to Kentucky State Police for more information about the victim’s status and exact area of the incident, the agency said it could not provide any more details given that this was an active investigation.
Vine Grove is a small city in central Kentucky, located about 45 miles south of Louisville.