{"id":44263,"date":"2025-02-18T08:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov\/?p=44263"},"modified":"2025-02-18T08:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:56:43","slug":"p4-2-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov\/news\/p4-2-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky State Police Charge Nelson Co. Man for Cruelty to Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2025)<\/strong> \u2013 Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 in Elizabethtown responded to an alleged animal cruelty complaint in Nelson County, resulting in the property owner being charged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Feb. 17, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. EST, KSP Post 4 received a call from an individual stating that an organized chicken-fighting event was active at 1950 Pottershop Road in Bardstown. Troopers and detectives immediately responded to the property and made contact with the owner along with other individuals. As a result of the investigation, the property owner, Aaron John Thompson, 37, of Bardstown, was charged with Cruelty to Animals- 2nd Degree and cited to Nelson County District Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation remains ongoing by Trooper Eric Hines. KSP remains active across the state, cracking down on chicken-fighting, including investigations in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:*2F*2Fwww.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov*2Fnews*2Fp15-5-6-2024\/1\/0100019516c966f5-fa06322e-3b32-418a-acac-393354aa1ae3-000000\/vUDL7WS2_8dru3mBbTvxVJCcjl4kAhRSBxJhon54lMk=392__;JSUlJQ!!Db6frn15oIvDD3UI!islGBPX4L-jhCsGkEkbvAkhI-PpWw23-7j0O-C1S5pITvluKb2R4Nob-mQNt2xkaiVaTwGcJ13TqyOvr6iTDrNpcJ7R3jVZOAHmGSio$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bethelridge<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:*2F*2Fwww.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov*2Fnews*2Fksp-crack-down-on-illegal-chicken-fighting_12-27-2024\/1\/0100019516c966f5-fa06322e-3b32-418a-acac-393354aa1ae3-000000\/QqWisgSXKnWSClQSjL-QWVKs0XTbip3Jf3h5yTWilW8=392__;JSUlJQ!!Db6frn15oIvDD3UI!islGBPX4L-jhCsGkEkbvAkhI-PpWw23-7j0O-C1S5pITvluKb2R4Nob-mQNt2xkaiVaTwGcJ13TqyOvr6iTDrNpcJ7R3jVZOYLuhAQM$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackberry<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:*2F*2Fwww.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov*2Fnews*2Fksp-post15-charge-fifty-four-individuals-for-cruelty-to-animals-in-casey-county\/1\/0100019516c966f5-fa06322e-3b32-418a-acac-393354aa1ae3-000000\/OGUwJN9CkY8-StlIupozOmk9FyQmwe6mpwIiWtBjDtA=392__;JSUlJQ!!Db6frn15oIvDD3UI!islGBPX4L-jhCsGkEkbvAkhI-PpWw23-7j0O-C1S5pITvluKb2R4Nob-mQNt2xkaiVaTwGcJ13TqyOvr6iTDrNpcJ7R3jVZONg1dosI$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dunnville<\/a>, Ky.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p># # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2025) \u2013 Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 in Elizabethtown responded to an alleged animal cruelty complaint in Nelson County, resulting in the property owner being charged.&nbsp; On Feb. 17, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. 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