Man charged with kidnapping of a minor, burglary in Hardin County

HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. – One man is charged with kidnapping of a minor and burglary in Hardin County.

According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, Oct. 25 around 8:45 a.m., deputies responded to Main Street in West Point after a male subject was reportedly struck by a vehicle following an incident.

Authorities say the man was transported to a Louisville hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Deputies say 21-year-old Isaiah Hiben of Louisville was located and arrested with the assistance of the Louisville Police Department.

According to a uniform citation, Hiben allegedly entered a home without the homeowner’s knowledge, possessed vapes in the presence of a juvenile while knowing the juvenile smoked them, struck the homeowner with a vehicle as he fled the scene and had the juvenile in the vehicle while fleeing.

Hiben faces charges of second-degree burglary, first-degree assault, kidnapping of a minor, third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor – disobedience and leaving the scene of an accident – failure to render aid or assistance.

Hiben was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.