Two charged after Lexington police detective was hit by vehicle during investigation
A Lexington police detective was hit by a vehicle when the driver took off Friday afternoon, police said.
The detective, who was not publicly identified, was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said in a news release.
Lexington police said Saturday morning that they had arrested a man and woman in connection with the incident.
Police said they got a tip just after 1 p.m. Friday about the location of a suspect who is wanted for fraud, and a detective went to investigate. The detective found the suspect in a vehicle on Hagerman Court, which runs between East High and East Maxwell streets.
“The suspect got out of the vehicle and threatened the detective while in possession of a firearm,” police said in the news release. “A physical altercation occurred before the suspect returned to the vehicle, which was being driven by another person, and fled the scene. While fleeing, the vehicle struck the detective.”
Robert Langston, 44, and Brandi Langston, 36, were both arrested and charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, resisting arrest, first-degree fleeing and evading police (motor vehicle) and third-degree criminal mischief, police said.
Robert Langston faces additional charges of third-degree terroristic threatening, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, first-degree possession of a forged instrument, second-degree possession of a forged instrument and fraudulent use of a credit card between $1,000 and $10,000.
Both were taken to the Fayette County Detention Center.
This story was originally published June 17, 2022 at 5:56 PM.
