At 4:40 AM on Monday, Deputy Tyler Luttrell of the Casey County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Bryant Ridge Road for a report of a suspicious person.

The caller reported a man pushing a neighbor’s wheelchair down the road. He approached the man, who had scratches on his leg and was bleeding. The man became defensive, threatened the caller, and shoved the wheelchair into a ditch before walking away.

Officer Adam Hewitt arrived, and both officers searched for the man but couldn’t locate him. They found a silver vehicle registered to Linda Roy parked on Old West 70 and suspected the man might be Joshua Roy, Linda’s grandson. The witness later confirmed Joshua’s identity from a photo.

Deputy Luttrell then encountered Joshua arguing with another man. Joshua, who had two active warrants, was arrested. Another neighbor reported seeing Joshua in another backyard.

Joshua claimed he had car trouble and walked from Old West 70 to Bryant Ridge Road. He appeared under the influence of a controlled substance and admitted to drinking alcohol.

Joshua T. Roy, 42, of Liberty, was charged with Public Intoxication (Controlled Substance), Criminal Trespassing (2nd Degree), and Terroristic Threatening (3rd Degree). He was lodged in the Casey County Jail.