Court docs: NKY State Rep. candidate accused of assaulting juvenile at Walmart

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT A KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVES ARREST IN FORT WRIGHT. BRIAN ORMES FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES. HE’S ACCUSED OF STRANGLING A 17 YEAR OLD BOY, NOW FORT WRIGHT POLICE TELL US THIS ALL HAPPENED ON MONDAY NIGHT AT THE WALMART ON VALLEY PLAZA PARKWAY. THEY SAY THE 17 YEAR OLD TOLD OFFICERS THAT HE WAS ATTACKED BY A MAN INSIDE THE STORE. OTHER TEENAGERS, A STORE EMPLOYEE AND SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE CONFIRMING THAT TWO POLICE. ORMES WAS ARRESTED INSIDE THE STORE. THEY SAY THAT HE ADMITTED TO OFFICERS THAT HE HAD BEEN IN SOME SORT OF FIGHT WITH SOME 17 YEAR OLDS BECAUSE OF THEIR UNRULY BEHAVIOR. HE SAID THAT IT WAS IMPACTING HIS CHILD’S SAFETY. ORMES WAS CHARGED WITH AND RELEASED ON BOND. HE’S RUNNING, BY THE WAY, FOR OFFICE I

A Kentucky State Rep. candidate has been charged with first-degree strangulation after an alleged incident at a Walmart store.Brian Ormes, 53, is also charged with menacing and assault in the fourth degree. According to Fort Wright police, the incident happened on Monday around 9:40 p.m., when a 17-year-old male reported being assaulted inside the Walmart on Valley Plaza.Police said Ormes admitted to being in an altercation with juveniles because of their unruly behavior in the store, which he said impacted the safety of his child.Police also said video of the incident appears to show Ormes placing his hands in the area of the juvenile victim’s neck.Ormes has been released on bond.Ormes is running for office in Kentucky District 67, which is in Campbell County. The seat is open after Democrat Rachel Roberts announced that she was not running for reelection this year.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky. —

A Kentucky State Rep. candidate has been charged with first-degree strangulation after an alleged incident at a Walmart store.

Brian Ormes, 53, is also charged with menacing and assault in the fourth degree.

According to Fort Wright police, the incident happened on Monday around 9:40 p.m., when a 17-year-old male reported being assaulted inside the Walmart on Valley Plaza.

Police said Ormes admitted to being in an altercation with juveniles because of their unruly behavior in the store, which he said impacted the safety of his child.

Police also said video of the incident appears to show Ormes placing his hands in the area of the juvenile victim’s neck.

Ormes has been released on bond.

Ormes is running for office in Kentucky District 67, which is in Campbell County. The seat is open after Democrat Rachel Roberts announced that she was not running for reelection this year.

Court docs: NKY State Rep. candidate accused of assaulting juvenile at Walmart

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