Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing weapon at officers during pursuit

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two are charged with attempted murder after firing a weapon at police during a multi-state pursuit.

According to the Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to a notification from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) around midnight for a report of a police pursuit with shots fired.

THP told KSP that the Portland Police Department (PPD) was engaged in a pursuit and the suspected vehicle entered Kentucky. The suspect allegedly fired a weapon at PPD.

KSP says troopers and additional law enforcement agencies located the suspected vehicle and pursued it as it traveled north on I-65. KSP attempted to deploy tire-deflation devices but could not stop the vehicle. The vehicle then continued onto I-165 before turning onto exit 20.

The vehicle then continued south on I-165, exited on Plano Road then stopped on Dewey Lake Road.

KSP says the driver, 26-year-old Edward Brown, of Madisonville, and his passenger, 22-year-old Anastasia Payton, of Dawson Springs, exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

According to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects went into a soybean field.

Troopers and officers located Brown and Payton and took them into custody.

Anastasia Payton was entered in NCIC as a missing person, according to WCSO.

WCSO K9 Rocky was deployed into the field and located the suspected firearm used in the incident.

Brown was charged with:

Attempted Murder (police officer)
Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Degree (motor vehicle)
Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Degree (foot)
Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
Unlawful Imprisonment 1st Degree

Payton was charged with:

Fleeing or Evading Police 2nd Degree (foot)
Possession of Marijuana

Brown and Payton were lodged at the Warren County Regional Jail.

The investigation is ongoing.