UPDATE: Oct. 25 at 8:05 a.m.
The Lexington Police Department reports that a man was arrested after barricading himself and a woman in a home on Potomac Drive on Thursday around 2:45 p.m.
According to police, 47-year-old Jason Fields was taken into custody after he allegedly "physically assaulted a woman" and then barricaded them in a home with a firearm.
Police say that Fields is lodged in the Fayette County Detention Center and facing the following charges:
- first-degree wanton endangerment
- second-degree assault (domestic violence)
- fourth-degree assault- minor injury (domestic violence)
- first-degree strangulation (domestic violence related)
- five counts of first-degree wanton endangerment (police officer)
UPDATE: Oct. 24 at 10:00 p.m.
Lexington police say that the suspect was taken into custody at approximately 9:15 p.m., and the scene is safe.
UPDATE: Oct. 24 at 6:12 p.m.
Lexington Police report that they were dispatched to the 400 block of Potomac Drive around 2:4.5. p.m. for an armed subject, where an active police presence remains.
In a post to social media, LPD said that this is "still an active scene and investigation."
Some roads in the area have also been closed off for safety.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An active investigation is currently underway on Potomac Drive, Lexington Police report.
Traffic is being directed in the area by police, LPD said in a post to Facebook.
Drivers are encouraged to utilize alternative routes, if possible.
