LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Taylor McDaniel arrested Wilma Todd, age 59, of London on Monday afternoon June 30, 2025 at approximately 4:17 PM.
The arrest occurred off White Oak Road, approximately 12 miles west of London following an investigation conducted after Laurel Sheriff's Bailiff Roy Ball was at Todd's residence to serve a civil summons on Wilma Todd.
This individual was in the front yard when deputies arrived and after speaking to deputies, Wilma Todd ran back into the residence, retrieved a handgun, firing one single time into the door in the direction of Bailiff Ball and Todd's sister who were standing in the front yard.
Wilma Todd was charged with:
- WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE-POLICE OFFICER
- WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE
This individual was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Photo of accused is courtesy of the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Assisting at the scene were: Laurel County Sheriff John Root, Capt. Chris Edwards, Lieut. Brett Reeves, Sgt. John Wright, Sgt. Allen Turner, Detective Jake Miller, Detective Bryon Lawson, Detective Hunter Disney, Detective Gary Jordan, Deputy Daniel Reed, and Deputy Zach Allen.
