Laurel County Police Arrest Reported Out Of Control Man on Criminal Trespassing and Other Charges

Laurel County Sheriff John Root reports Deputy Austyn Weddle and Deputy Zach Allen were called out to a home off Johnson Road where a man was reportedly out-of-control destroying items and throwing them out the door. Officers arrived to find both doors had been torn off the hinges and several items destroyed. They encountered 33-year-old Anthony Wayne Shepherd of Manchester, who they said appeared to be extremely intoxicated. After a brief scuffle, Shepherd was taken into custody. He was charged with criminal trespassing, criminal mischief, alcohol intoxication and menacing. Shepherd was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.