OWENSBORO, Ky. (1/2/18) — An investigation into a Dec. 30 assault on Crabtree Avenue resulted in the arrests of two Owensboro men today.
Owensboro Police Department said officers responded at 2:52 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of Crabtree Avenue for a report of an unconscious man lying on the sidewalk bleeding from his head. The victim, a 39-year-old Paducah man, was transported to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital for treatment.
OPD’s investigation led to 28-year-old Kyrek S. Purdiman and Jeffrey T. Bond, 27, both of Crabtree Avenue being charged.
Purdiman was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, giving a police officer false identifying information and on warrants for contempt of court and failure to appear. He is being held in the Daviess County Detention Center on a total of $6,500 full cash bonds and has a court appearance date of Jan. 3.
Bond was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, second-degree fleeing or evading police/foot, first-degree wanton endangerment, tampering with physical evidence and on a warrant for non-payment of fines. He is being lodged in the DCDC on a total of $10,568 full cash bond and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 3.
Rita Dukes Smith
SurfKY News Director
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