MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — One person is in custody and facing two counts of attempted murder of a police officer after a standoff in Harrodsburg Tuesday night at a residence on Moorland Avenue.
Police say when they arrived at the residence, the suspect refused to comply with officers, fired shots at them, and then barricaded himself inside with his mother.
According to police, his mother was eventually able to leave the residence, and they continued to work to get the suspect to surrender.
After several hours, police were able to arrest Carl Greg Isham.
Police say that no officers were injured, but Isham was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
He is charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
Isham is being held on a $500,000 bond.
