Pike man jailed on attempted rape, strangulation charges

Robin Pettit
Robin Pettit

SHELBIANA, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail facing a number of charges related to an alleged drunken rampage.

State troopers were called Sunday night just before midnight to the Greasy Creek home of 41-year-old Robin Pettit. Family members told police that Pettit drank an entire bottle of liquor, then got into a quarrel with his mother and sister. The women say at one point, Pettit strangled his mother and tried to put his hands down his sister’s pants.

Police say once he was taken into custody, he cursed and threatened officers and kicked the inside of the police car.

Pettit was booked on a number of charges, including attempted rape, strangulation, assault and alcohol intoxication.

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