17-year-old charged in June scooter robbery at Kenawood Park

🌎 Resumen en español · traducción automática

Un adolescente de 17 años fue acusado de robo a mano armada ocurrido el 3 de junio en Kenawood Park, cuando supuestamente le exigió a una víctima su patinete eléctrico y huyó del lugar tras sacar un arma de fuego. El sospechoso fue detenido el 9 de julio y enfrenta cargos de robo en primer grado y posesión de arma de fuego por un menor de edad, encontrándose actualmente en un centro de detención juvenil.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 17-year-old juvenile has been charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred June 3 at Kenawood Park, according to a statement from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

Police say the juvenile suspect approached a young victim in the 600 block of Bryanwood Parkway around 3:30 p.m. and asked to ride his electronic scooter. When the victim refused, the suspect brandished a firearm, took the scooter and fled the area. The victim was not injured in the incident.

The suspect was taken into custody on July 9 and charged with Robbery 1st Degree and Possession of a Handgun by a Minor. The teenager is currently being held at a juvenile detention center.

Kenawood Park is a family-friendly neighborhood park in Lexington featuring a baseball field, playground and picnic areas. The incident adds to a series of robberies reported at Lexington parks in recent months, including incidents at other city parks earlier in June.


Sources

  1. LFUCG General News
  2. ParkMagnet – Kenawood Park description


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