(Verona, KY) - A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy fired on a man in a vehicle who had just fought with two deputies and was in the process of driving across the lot of the Verona, Ky Marathon.
It happened at the Marathon located at 2832 Verona-Mudlick Road on Monday at approximately 1:15 a.m.
Deputies were dispatched to the Marathon in response to a suspicious person in a car who had been there for an inordinate amount of time.
The man was ordered out of the car. After being detained he fought with two deputies, pushed them away and got to his car. That's when one of the deputies attempted to use a taser on him and as he started moving the vehicle forward the other deputy discharged his weapon striking the car.
The suspect, driving a grey Chevrolet Cobalt fled the area only to be found in Gallatin County where he fled again into Indiana. The Cobalt was found shortly thereafter unoccupied in a parking lot.
The deputy is placed on administrative duty until the investigation into the incident is complete.