ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police have made an arrested in an armed robbery investigation in Rockcastle County.
Danyell L. Griffith, 42, of Chicago, was arrested and is charged with first-degree robbery.
In April 2022, Kentucky State Police learned of an armed robbery in the Broadhead community of Rockcastle County. The robbery happened at a local business where the suspect obtained a sum of money, forced employees into a closet, then fled the business.
KSP developed a lead with surveillance footage and gained information that led to the suspect. Detectives went to the Rockcastle County Grand Jury and issued a warrant for Griffith.
He was arrested in Chicago with help from the Chicago Police Department and extradited to Kentucky.
Griffith is currently held at the Rockcastle County Detention Center.
