WHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County man is in custody following an hours-long standoff with Kentucky State Police that began with a domestic violence investigation early Friday morning.
Troopers were called to Buck Road in Whitesburg just after 4 a.m. after receiving a report of a domestic assault.
According to KSP, the individuals involved had fled to a nearby home before officers arrived. When troopers attempted to make contact at the residence, authorities say a man barricaded himself inside with several other people and refused to come out.
After a brief standoff, two women and another man exited the home and told troopers that Dusty Shell, 36, of Emmalena remained inside armed with a firearm, along with another man.
Kentucky State Police secured the area and called in the agency’s Special Response Team. Following negotiations, Shell surrendered without incident.
Shell was taken to the Letcher County Jail and charged with second-degree assault related to domestic violence, second-degree terroristic threatening and parole violations.
Police also arrested Amy Griffith, 45, of Hindman on an unrelated out-of-state warrant.
The investigation remains ongoing.
