Man accused of assaulting elderly woman in Laurel County

LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A London man was arrested on a warrant after being accused of shoving a 72-year old woman out of a chair, causing injury to her right hip and back, according to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say 47-year old Randy Hale, also threatened to beat the elderly woman and blacken her eyes.

Hale was arrested Wednesday night on Miller Road and taken to jail in London, according to investigators.

He was charged with Assault 4th degree and Terroristic Threatening 3rd degree, according to deputies.