SHELBIANA, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing a felony assault charge for allegedly shooting his neighbor.
Police were called to Pikeville Medical Center after a man showed up in the emergency with a gunshot wound in his left foot near the ankle.
The victim told police that he was cutting grass on his property at Shelbiana, when 83-year-old Franklin Kendrick came out of his home and began arguing with him. He said he was by his vehicle when Kendrick shot him.
When police went to talk to Kendrick, he chose to remain silent until he could speak to his attorney. His family provided police with .45 caliber gun used in the shooting.
Police said they learned from interviews that the two men had a longstanding property dispute.
Kendrick was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, a felony punishable by 10-to-20 years in prison. He is being held in the Pike County jail on a $10,000 cash bond.
