Man arrested for shooting at KSP trooper in Hardin County

A Hardin County man is charged with attempted murder of a police officer after a Saturday night standoff, Kentucky State Police said.

Police were trying to contact Dustin Ray Thomas, 22, at his home outside Elizabethtown following a burglary, according to a release.

After no response at the door, a trooper was fired at from a detached garage as he walked back to his patrol car.

After a several hour standoff involving troopers and the KSP Special response team, Thomas was taken into custody and charged.

Thomas remains in the Hardin County Detention Center.

This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 8:12 AM with the headline "Man arrested for shooting at KSP trooper in Hardin County."