According to the Murray Police Department, at approximately 8:40am, officers responded to a report of a shoplifter fleeing the scene of a local business on North 12th Street. Just prior to officers' arrival, the suspect, identified as Ricky D. Turner of Lexington, allegedly brandished a knife in the direction of a store employee.
Witnesses told police Turner left the store with a substantial amount of merchandise without paying for it. Officers apprehended Turner a short distance from the store.
He was taken into custody and charged with robbery, fleeing or evading police, assault on a police officer, terroristic threatening, and theft by unlawful taking.