A Fleming County man called 911 about a possible burglary and allegedly shot at responding deputies

FLEMING COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Fleming County man allegedly called the sheriff’s office Thursday, sent officers to his home and then opened fire on them.

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The Fleming County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) posted on Facebook just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday that Fleming County Dispatch received a 911 call from 68-year-old Michael Jones, who said a possible burglary had occurred in the 1000 block of Covered Bridge Road. He reported that he said he was coming. Wallingford.

When law enforcement arrived on scene, deputies reportedly attempted to contact Jones, but he did not answer the door. Court documents show he was “barely visible behind the refrigerator inside the house.”

“Chief Deputy Conn was able to contact Jones by phone and told him to come to the door,” FCSO wrote on Facebook. “Jones stated that he could not come to the door.”

While deputies were allegedly trying to communicate with him, they saw Jones grab his shotgun and begin raising it toward the window where a deputy was standing.

Court documents show deputies hid behind a cruiser before Jones “began shooting into the front windows of the residence” where deputies were said to be standing.

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After being told to drop his weapons and come to the front door, Jones opened the door and walked out, but he still had two guns in his hand, per the sheriff’s office. He eventually laid down his weapons and surrendered after being repeatedly told to do so.

Jones was arrested and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, according to the arrest warrant; fired a firearm at a peace officer. He was booked into the Mason County Detention Center.

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