Kentucky State Police arrested 62-year-old Harvey Lear of Nortonville for a reported shooting in Muhlenberg County on Saturday that left a Todd County man injured.
According to a report, Kentucky State Police responded to the area of Beech Creek Road where multiple callers reported seeing a man with a firearm making threats. Troopers found that Todd County man was shot and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Following preliminary investigation, troopers arrested Lear who is suspected of shooting the victim. Lear was 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 the false reporting of an incident resulting in an emergency response.
Anyone with additional information concerning the shooting are asked to call KSP Post 2 at 270-676-3313.