A Nortonville man is accused of shooting a Todd County man over the weekend in Muhlenberg County.
Muhlenberg County Dispatch contacted Kentucky State Police at approximately 6:59 Saturday regarding multiple calls reporting a man with a firearm making threats on Beech Creek Road in Beech Creek.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Harvey Lear, 62, of Nortonville, is suspected of shooting a man from Todd County. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound.
Lear was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest, tampering with physical evidence, and false report of an incident resulting in an emergency response
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Kentucky State Police Post 2 at 270-676-3313. This investigation remains open and is being led by Trooper Leevi McMillin.
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