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Police charge UK student with assault

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Herald-Leader Staff Report

A University of Kentucky student was arrested Friday and charged with assaulting another student who was critically injured last week after he was struck on the head with a bottle.

Kyle Andrew Almy, 24, of Hopkinsville, was charged with first-degree assault and is being held at the Fayette County Detention Center. He is currently listed in UK’s online student directory.

UK student Blair Smith, 19, was in fair condition at UK Hospital on Friday, according to the hospital’s public relations office.

Lexington police found Smith injured Sept. 27 on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue. It appears Smith walked to Euclid from nearby Aylesford Place, where police responded to a disorder about 2:48 a.m. but did not find a victim.

Officer Ann Gutierrez, a police spokeswoman, said police have not determined what caused the altercation. She said there were about 20 people near 328 Aylesford who dispersed when police arrived.

Earlier: UK student’s injuries critical, possibly caused in a fight

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UK student’s injuries critical, possibly caused in a fight

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on October 1, 2008
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By Shawntaye Hopkins
shopkins@herald-leader.com

A University of Kentucky student injured early Saturday near campus, possibly during a fight, was listed in critical condition at UK Hospital Tuesday.

Police received a call from one of the parents of Blair Smith, 19, on Monday saying the young man had been intentionally struck with a bottle outside 328 Aylesford Place early Saturday.

Lexington police responded to reports of an altercation about 2:45 a.m. Saturday in the street near 328 Aylesford. The crowd in the street dispersed before officers could take any reports, Officer Ann Gutierrez, a Lexington police spokeswoman, said.

But police later received a call about an injured man less than a mile from the location of the original call on Aylesford, on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue. That’s where police found Smith, who was transported to UK Hospital. It’s unclear how Smith got from Aylesford to Euclid, Gutierrez said.

The person who called police about 3:30 a.m. to Euclid Avenue was not a witness to the altercation, Gutierrez said. And, after talking to Smith, police could not determine what happened.

A first-degree assault report was filed when one of Smith’s parents called police Monday after the parent had talked to some of Smith’s friends about what happened, Gutierrez said.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Lexington police at (859) 258-3700.

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UK student in critical condition

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By Shawntaye Hopkins

shopkins@herald-leader.com

A University of Kentucky student injured early Saturday near campus, possibly during a fight, was listed in critical condition at UK Hospital Tuesday.

Police received a call from one of the parents of Blair Smith, 19, on Monday saying the young man was intentionally struck with a bottle outside 328 Aylesford Place Saturday.

Lexington police responded to reports of an altercation about 2:45 a.m. Saturday in the street near 328 Aylesford. The crowd in the street dispersed before officers could take any reports, Officer Ann Gutierrez, a Lexington police spokeswoman, said.

But police later received a call about an injured man less than a mile from the location of the original call on Aylesford, on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue. That’s where police found Smith, who was transported to UK Hospital. It’s unclear how Smith got from Aylesford to Euclid, Gutierrez said.

The person who called police about 3:30 a.m. to Euclid Avenue was not a witness to the altercation, Gutierrez said. And, after talking to Smith, police could not determine what happened.

A first-degree assault reported was filed when one of Smith’s parents called police on Monday after the parent talked to some of Smith’s friends about what happened, Gutierrez said.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Lexington police at (859) 258-3700.

Reach Shawntaye Hopkins (859) 231-1386 or 1-800-950-6397, Ext. 1386.

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