{"id":48459,"date":"2024-08-03T16:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T20:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48459"},"modified":"2024-08-03T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T20:58:10","slug":"kentucky-man-arrested-after-pushing-his-way-into-polk-county-home-to-retrieve-grannys-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/03\/kentucky-man-arrested-after-pushing-his-way-into-polk-county-home-to-retrieve-grannys-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Man Arrested After Pushing His Way Into Polk County Home To Retrieve \u201cGranny\u2019s Gun\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timothy Rountree, 60, from Bloomfield, Kentucky, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office after forcibly entering an Indian Lake Estates home.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"907971\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"512\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ROUNTREE-TIMOTHY-jpeg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48460 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #907971; width:283px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ROUNTREE-TIMOTHY-jpeg.webp 414w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ROUNTREE-TIMOTHY-243x300.webp 243w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 31st, Rountree arrived at the home claiming he was there to retrieve a firearm left behind by the previous resident, whom he referred to as his \u201cgranny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After being questioned by the current residents, Rountree pushed his way into the home, sparking an argument. He then shoved both residents and fled in his maroon Chevy truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County deputies quickly located Rountree, who denied pushing anyone and claimed the residents were the aggressors. He reiterated that he was there at his granny\u2019s request to retrieve her gun. However, when deputies contacted his grandmother, she denied asking him to get the gun and stated she had no interest in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rountree was subsequently arrested and charged with burglary with battery. He is currently being held at the Polk County Jail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timothy Rountree, 60, from Bloomfield, Kentucky, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office after forcibly entering an Indian Lake Estates home. 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