Kentucky State Police say Ben Wyatt has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a Simpson County Sheriff's Deputy Thursday who was attempting to serve Wyatt with a warrant.
Wyatt was being held in the Simpson County Detention Center where he was also served with a bench warrant for Failure to Appear.
Kentucky State Police says Wyatt fired on the deputy, Eddie Lawson, striking him twice. The deputy was able to return fire and hit Wyatt once in the left arm.
The suspect fled but was quickly apprehended, and both he and the deputy were hospitalized.
Deputy Lawson was taken to Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, where he was in stable condition.
Wyatt was treated at the Medical Center in Bowling Green.