Suspect in stabbing surrenders to police

Local News

November 12, 2009

By Brian Smith The Richmond Register Thu Nov 12, 2009, 08:37 PM EST

A man wanted in connection with a stabbing Sunday at the Quality Quarters Inn surrendered to Richmond police Tuesday afternoon and was charged with first-degree assault.

Don Potter Jr., 29, of Mount Rushmore Drive, contacted police around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and surrendered to officers, said Sgt. Willard Reardon, Richmond Police Department spokesman.

Potter was identified Monday as a suspect in the stabbing, which sent a woman police have not yet identified to the hospital with multiple stab wounds.

The victim remains hospitalized at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, where she was transferred after being taken to Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center following the incident.

She was identified by Reardon only as a white female in her 30s.

Police received a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. Sunday reporting the stabbing, and detectives spent most of Sunday evening collecting evidence from at least two rooms at the motel.

Potter is charged with first-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence, and is lodged in the Madison County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond.

Stolen money

More than $2,000 in cash and $550 in Walmart gift cards were stolen Wednesday from a car parked at Mayfield Elementary School.

The victim told police a Community Trust Bank money bag containing the money and cards was stolen from her car between 5:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. while it was parked at the school.

Reardon said the victim told police the vehicle was locked, but no signs of forced entry were found.

Other crimes

• A self-storage unit in the 200 block of Patsy Drive was broken into Tuesday after the lock was cut from the door, police said.

The victim told police that a .22-caliber handgun, an airless paint sprayer, 12 Case XX knives and 300 arrowheads were taken. The items were valued at $3,780.

• A counterfeit $10 bill was passed Tuesday at Frisch’s Big Boy on N. Keeneland Drive. The bill bore the serial number H41178334B.

Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162 or 623-8911.

Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694.

Text Only

Local News

YMCA gets $64K grant to promote 'healthier' community
The Telford YMCA has received $64,000 grant to bring more physical activity into local schools, promote nutrition and encourage policy changes to create a healthier community.
The grant from Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC) is designed to empower community leaders with ways to ensure healthy eating and physical activity options are available to Madison Countians. It was funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Telford was one of 10 YMCAs were selected from 600 applicants, said Steven Bailey, senior program director for the Telford YMCA.

February 16, 2012 3 Photos
Medicaid managed care groups reassure Senate committee
Medicaid managed care organizations went before a restive Senate committee whose members have been bombarded with complaints from providers about late payments for Medicaid services.
But, for the most part, representatives of WellCare, Coventry HealthCare and Kentucky Spirit seemed to calm the waters. They acknowledged a lot of problems in the early implementation of managed care but assured the committee they are on their way to resolving most of them.
Those three companies won contracts from the state to implement managed care services outside the Louisville region for Medicaid patients on a per-patient contracted fee basis rather than by payment for each individual procedure or service. But, they now are responsible for making those payments to providers who say they aren’t receiving prompt reimbursement and complain they can’t get pre-authorization for some services.

February 16, 2012
Chandler tours VA clinic in Berea
U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Sixth District, visited the Veterans Affairs clinic in Berea on Tuesday morning for National Salute to Veteran Patients Week.
The clinic, which opened three years ago last month, has grown “very, very fast,” said Susan Daugherty, its nurse manager.
The community-based clinic manages the care of about 5,000 patients, she told Chandler. That is in addition to walk-in patients.
For patients who live along the Interstate 75 corridor, the clinic is much more convenient than VA facilities in Lexington. Not only is it nearer, the Berea clinic is a short distance from Exit 77 off the interstate and easier to reach than a facility in a more urban area.

February 16, 2012 1 Photo
Defendant says he’s victim in knife attack, not wife
A man who is accused of assaulting and unlawfully imprisoning his wife claimed in court Wednesday that he was the victim of the knife attack, not her.
Greg Snoddy appeared during a preliminary hearing in Madison District Court. His wife, Jennifer Snoddy, took the stand and testified about what happened on Jan. 2.
Jennifer Snoddy said she had been packing to move out when her husband came in and started arguing with her. During the fight, he allegedly grabbed her and pushed her up against the kitchen sink. He took a knife out of the sink and held it to her throat, she said.

February 16, 2012
November robbery account questioned in court
A defense attorney attempted Wednesday to poke holes in a strong-arm robbery case in which her client is accused of beating a man and stealing $195.
Michael Shannon Pruitt is charged with first-degree robbery in connection with the Nov. 13 incident. If convicted, he could face 10 to 20 years in prison.
During Pruitt’s preliminary hearing in Madison District Court, Richmond police officer Joseph Lain testified about the events that led to Pruitt’s arrest.
Lain said he went to the Lexington Road Redi Mart on Nov. 13 after dispatch had received a call about a robbery. He met Billy J. Taylor there, and the man reportedly had bruises on his face and scratches on his face and elbow.

February 16, 2012
Pain clinics, truck/freight terminals face new zoning restrictions
“Pain clinics,” as well as truck and freight terminals will face more stringent zone restrictions under an ordinance the city commission adopted Tuesday evening.
New pain clinics will be allowed only conditional uses in both the P-1 (Professional Offices) and B-3 (Highway Business) zones. In addition to being allowed only in those two zones, pain clinics will need a conditional-use permit from the city’s board of adjustments before they may open.
Previously, pain clinics were not listed on the city’s chart of either permitted or conditional uses. Existing clinics will not need to obtain the newly required permit.

February 16, 2012
Gambling amendment introduced Tuesday
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear and Republican Sen. Damon Thayer on Tuesday announced the much anticipated gambling amendment they hope to push through the legislature, an amendment that would allow up to seven casinos, five at existing horse racing tracks.

February 15, 2012
EKU Band and Wind Symphony to perform Sunday
The Eastern Kentucky University Band and Wind Symphony will perform Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. in Hiram Brock Auditorium.

February 15, 2012
Bob Evans assistant manager stole $2,500 from store, police say
A Waco man turned himself in to police Monday on a warrant charging him with stealing money from his former employer.
A representative of Bob Evans told police Sept. 1 that “a large amount of money” had been stolen from the restaurant, according to Richmond Police Chief Larry Brock.

February 15, 2012
Love is in the air
Andre Patterson, owner of Andrea’s Florist, helps a customer pick out a Valentine’s Day gift Tuesday. Patterson said Valentine’s Day is the shop’s busiest day with a dozen red roses the most popular request.

February 15, 2012 1 Photo
More Local News Headlines

Local News

Search Results

Suspect in stabbing surrenders to police

Have you ever attended a meeting of a local government agency or taxing district?

Site Map