Man arrested after gunshot sends bullet into Paducah apartment

A Paducah man was arrested after a shot was fired on Wednesday night.

Paducah police officers responded to a report of a gunshot at an apartment complex at Perkins Creek Drive.

The caller said the bullet entered his apartment and lodged into an interior wall. The caller was in the room when the shot was fired.

Officers determined the shot came from a nearby apartment occupied by 18-year-old Darius Benjamin.

When officers entered the residence, they said they could see drug paraphernalia and marijuana in plain view. They also reportedly discovered an AR-15-style and AK-47-style rifle, along with ammunition.

Benjamin was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment, tampering with physical evidence and possession of marijuana.

He was taken to the McCracken County Jail.


(Photo McCracken County Jail)