BARBOURVILLE, KY - The Knox County Sheriff's Department is reporting that on Wednesday evening November 1, 2023, after an extensive search for a wanted individual, Knox County KY Deputies Jesse Smith and Jeremiah Williamson, working in conjunction with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department, apprehended 39 year-old William Ragen of Lily, Kentucky.
Ragen had been on the run since early Wednesday morning after fleeing from Laurel County Deputies investigating a complaint of a man armed with a machete in the Slate Ridge Church Road area of Lily.
The man, later identified as William Ragen of Lily, KY had fought with Sgt. Brett Reeves and fled into a wooded area then forced his way into a home off Rocky Branch Road threatening the occupants with the machete.
Ragen was located by Deputies Smith and Williamson off KY 830 on Hazel Fork Road and then turned over to Laurel County Sgt. Reeves to be lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
William Ragen has been charged with:
- Burglary - 1st degree
- Criminal Mischief
Sheriff Mike Smith said he appreciates the cooperation of all area law enforcement in bringing this situation to a safe conclusion.
