By HEATHER PYLES, Staff Writer
Somerset — A man who was arrested late last summer after he allegedly attacked his employer with a sledgehammer entered a plea to those charges in court Thursday.
Kenneth W. Gill, 29, of Somerset entered an Alford plea of guilty to one count of second-degree assault in connection with the August 2009 incident in which Gill struck Ernie Wood, 42, over the head with a sledgehammer.
An Alford plea is a guilty plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit the act but admits the prosecution could likely prove the charge.
Authorities stated that Gill became involved in an argument with Wood, his employer at the time of the incident, when Gill struck Wood in the head with the sledgehammer.
Emergency responders had originally believed they were responding to a report of a construction accident at a Bronston residence.
Wood was airlifted from the scene of the incident to the UK Medical Center in Lexington for treatment of his injuries.
In court Thursday Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney David L. Dalton stated he would recommend seven years in prison. Pulaski Circuit Judge Jeffrey Burdette set final sentencing for April 15, 2010.
