WARREN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police reports that a man was arrested after he reportedly attempted to "forcibly steal multiple vehicles" following a crash on I-165 southbound in Warren County on Monday afternoon.
According to KSP, a preliminary investigation reveals that Post 3 responded to the scene near mile marker five and encountered the man, identified by officials as 24-year-old Gregorio Lopez.
KSP says that Lopez fled from troopers into a wooded area near I-165 and Sweeney Road.
During the interaction, KSP says that "at least two troopers discharged their agency-issued weapons," but Lopez was not hit by gunfire.
According to KSP, Lopez was arrested and taken to a "local hospital as a precaution for a suspected reaction to an illegal substance."
KSP says no other