Early Sunday armed robbery reported in Monticello, police pursuit lands suspect in Jail

At 3:01 this (Sunday) morning, an armed robbery occurred at Murphy’s Fuel Station, located at 36 Cumberland Crossing in Monticello.

Monticello Police say a male entered the business, pointed a gun at the store manager, demanded cash, cigarettes, and fuel. The male then fled, headed west on the KY 90 Bypass, driving a truck that had allegedly been stolen from a home on Highway 1275 North earlier Sunday morning.

The stolen truck was spotted by a Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy, and a pursuit began by the Sheriff’s Office and Monticello Police. The pursuit continued on Highway 90 through Clinton County into Burkesville, where the pursuit was handed over to Kentucky State Police. Troopers continued the pursuit into Adair County on KY 61, where the precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver was executed, and spike strips were deployed effectively ending the pursuit.

Kentucky State Police arrested Christopher Eric Guinn, 36, of Monticello, and charged with:

Wanton Endangerment on a Police Officer

Fleeing or Evading Police 1st degree in a motor vehicle

Receiving Stolen Property valued less than $10,000

Tampering With Physical Evidence

Menacing

Criminal Littering

Terroristic Threatening

Operating A Motor Vehicle under influence of a substance

Reckless Driving

Speeding 26 MPH or greater over the limit

No Operator’s License

Improperly On The Left Side of the road

Monticello Police have charged Christopher Eric Guinn with Criminal Attempt To Commit Murder and Robbery as a result of the incident at Murphy’s.

Guinn is being held in the Adair County Regional Jail in Columbia.

Guinn was also arrested on Tuesday of this week by Monticello Police on charges of Criminal Trespassing third degree, and Public Intoxication Control Substance (Excludes Alcohol)