Police: Man calls 911 after injury during break-in
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Louisville, Ky., say a man called 911 after falling from a ladder and breaking his leg in the middle of a home break-in.
The Courier-Journal reported Monday (http://cjky.it/1hU9KWb ) that, according to an arrest warrant, emergency workers found 34-year-old Kenneth Dewhawn Splunge inside a house.
Louisville police in the warrant say Splunge last week climbed a fence and onto a roof before trying to get inside a home by kicking out a skylight. Police say Splunge dropped the ladder through the opening, but fell and broke his leg while climbing down.
Splunge was taken to a hospital. He was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary at the hospital two days later.
He was being held in jail a $2,500 cash bond. Jail records did not list an attorney.
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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com
