HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A total of four people have now been charged in connection to a robbery and shooting of a Hopkinsville police officer.
Keith Kuzyk, 28, is the accused shooter. He has been charged with two counts of Attempted Murder of a Police Officer as well as a host of other charges.
The Hopkinsville police officer, identified as Jeremy Davidson, was released from Skyline Medical Center Tuesday morning and was escorted back to his home for recovery. WKRN said the officer was shot in the arm and head. Hopkinsville police would not confirm the extent of his injuries at this time.
Others charged in connection with the robbery and shooting include:
September Neblett, 24, was charged with Receiving Stolen Property u/$10,000 and Robbery 1st Deg (Complicity).
Autumn Neblett, 25, was charged with Robbery 1st Deg, Poss of Firearm by Convicted Felon and Receiving Stolen Property u/$10,000.
Anthony Johnson, 19, was charged with Robbery 1st Deg, Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Degree (Motor Veh), and Receiving Stolen Property U/$10,000.
Booking photos of the other suspects are not available at this time.
Kuzyk’s other charges include Wanton Endagerment -1st Deg-Police Officer, Wanton Endangerment 1st Deg, Robbery 1st Deg, Assault 2nd Deg, Poss of Handgun by Convicted Felon, Poss of a Firearm By Convicted Felon, Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Deg (Motor Veh), and Receiving Stolen Property u/$10,000. He was also charged for the theft of the vehicle at the Waffle House.
The initial investigation began when police were responding to a robbery that occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Monday at Walmart on Clinic Drive in Hopkinsville. The victim said unknown suspects stole her Tahoe and fled the area, possibly accompanied by a black Ram truck.
About an hour later both vehicles, the Tahoe and the Ram, were spotted on Canton Street by officers. One officer attempted to stop the Tahoe, while the other officer was attempting to stop the Ram Truck. Both suspects refused to stop.
The white Tahoe was eventually lost in the Clarksville area. When police used stop sticks on the Ram, the occupant of the truck begin firing and hit the officer behind him.
Both vehicles were later recovered. The dodge was found in Hopkinsville and the Tahoe was recovered in Clarksville, TN, but police continued to search for the suspects.
Around 8:30 a.m. another vehicle was stolen from the Waffle House in Hopkinsville, Ky. That vehicle was later spotted in Clarksville by Montgomery County and Christian County deputies. A pursuit ensued with multiple agencies involved which lead to that vehicle being stopped and the driver, Keith Kuzyk, was taken into custody. After a pursuit, 28-year-old Keith Allen Kuzyk was arrested in the 2900 block of Highway 48/13 in Montgomery County.
A citizen captured cell phone video of the apprehension:
(Courtesy of Gary Smith)
Last March, an off-duty Hopkinsville police officer was fatally shot and a suspect was later killed by law enforcement officials in Clarksville.