On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1300 block of 14th St. regarding a report of a domestic.

Officers arrived at the residence and met with the adult female who explained that her husband threatened her with a knife prior to him fleeing the residence. An investigation was initiated, interviews conducted, and evidence collected. The investigation was then forwarded to the Criminal Investigations Division. The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Kevin Wayne Ashby.

On Thursday July 25, 2024, a warrant was obtained for Ashby for Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon. At approximately 6:45 p.m., Ashby was located at this residence and arrested for the warrant. He was transported to the Brown County Jail and held on a $50,000 bond.