Somerset — A Somerset man is recuperating at the University of Kentucky Medical Center from injuries he sustained when he was attacked with a sledgehammer.
Emergency responders originally believed they were responding to a report of a construction accident at a Bronston residence last Thursday afternoon. However, Kentucky State Police investigators soon learned that 42-year-old Ernie Wood was the victim of an assault.
KSP Detective Doug Boyd said an argument occurred between Wood and his employee, Kenneth Gill, 28, of Tateville. Gill struck Wood in the head with a sledgehammer.
Wood was airlifted from the scene of the incident to the UK Medical Center in Lexington.
A UK spokeswoman said Wood was in fair condition last night.
Gill was arrested and charged with first-degree assault on Monday. He was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center, and was being held on a $15,000 cash bond.
Boyd is being assisted in the investigation by KSP Trooper Parrish Baker, Trooper Sean Dixon, and Pulaski County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Trotter.
Local News
Related Photos
August 18, 2009
Local man attacked with sledgehammer
- Local News
-
-
Mayor may oust airport board member
- FAA says lease with incoming FBO violates federal regulations
- FAA probing airport board
-
Local man airlifted after two-vehicle crash
-
Mopar Mania to highlight Cruise
-
‘Dry’ forces concerned about wet signs
-
Visitors rave about beauty of Lake Cumberland in May
-
Pulaski’s Memorial Day weekend to be packed
- Locally-born Rotary leader Pigman dies at 78
-
Technology summit gets underway
- More Local News Headlines
-
Beryl Makes Landfall on Florida Coast
Service Dogs Help Wash. Soldiers Battling PTSD
Raw Video: Heckler Bursts in on Blair Testimony
Japan Farmers Plant, Seek Radiation-free Rice
UN Blames Syrian Forces for Shelling Houla
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
