Vincent O'Bryan

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 22, 2007, Lexington police responded to a 911 call from a neighborhood near Eastland Parkway.  The caller was nearly hysterical and described how a male subject was trying to run over them in their front yard and then hitting the residence with his vehicle when they went inside.  Patrol officers responded moments later and found the suspect getting out of a red pickup truck in front of the house.  They observed numerous tire tracks in the yard and street and significant damage to the home.

 

When approached, the suspect stopped shouting at the residents and began a tirade of obscenities at the first officer on the scene.  The suspect refused verbal commands and attempted to reach the officer's handgun. The officer was able to subdue and arrest the suspect, who was identified as Vincent O'Bryan, age 25.

 

Damage to the residence, caused by O'Bryan.

Investigation revealed that O'Bryan parked his truck on the lawn and started a verbal confrontation with the family, who knew him, which became physical when they went outside to talk to him.  O'Bryan got back into the truck and began to attempt to run over them, and when they went back into the house he started ramming the residence with the truck, shouting several times that he was going to kill the entire family.

 

O'Bryan's criminal history reveals a prior felony for Receiving Stolen Property (Firearm), and 19 prior misdemeanor convictions including Theft, Criminal Trespass, DUI, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He pled guilty to Wanton Endangerment and Resisting Arrest and was sentenced to serve four years in the penitentiary.