LYON COUNTY, KY (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Troopers arrested a Princeton man and a Clarksville woman late Saturday night after an argument ended in shots being fired.
KSP Post 1 received a call at 10:30 p.m. on June 3 stating shots had been fired in the parking lot of the Mobile gas station near exit 45 of Interstate 24 in Lyon County. Troopers responded to the area and located several witnesses who directed them to a man who was reported to have fired the shots.
Police said Hushton R. Burton and Jennifer L. Boyd had been in an argument in the Mobile gas station parking lot. When Boyd tried to leave in her vehicle, Burton fired two shots from a handgun toward her. There were also two small children in Boyd’s vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Troopers took Huston R. Burton, age 33, of Princeton Kentucky, into custody. While in the back seat of the KSP cruiser, Burton threatened the troopers and broke a back window out by kicking it. Burton was charged with three counts of First Degree Wanton Endangerment, Third Degree Criminal Mischief, two counts of Terroristic Threatening, Second Degree Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest. He was booked into the Marshall County Jail.
Police also arrested Jennifer L. Boyd, age 28, of Clarksville, Tennessee. She was charged with Driving Under the Influence, Failure to Notify Address Change to Department of Transportation, and Possession of an Open Alcohol Container in a Motor Vehicle. She was booked into the Caldwell County Jail.
Kentucky State Police were assisted on scene by the Lyon County Sheriff Department.