Barren man arrested in firearm case
Published 11:52 am Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- Brian Murphy
A man accused of loading a gun at a bar was arrested Saturday in Cave City.
The Cave City Police Department said officers were dispatched to Lander’s Pots Bottom Irish Pub regarding a person there with a gun.
The bar owner told police a man named Brian Murphy loaded a gun and walked away from the bar.
Police located Murphy at his residence, and officers found a loaded handgun on the couch and an unmarked pill bottle containing marijuana on the coffee table, police said.
Murphy was taken into custody after police learned he had a felony conviction.
At the Barren County Detention Center, Murphy made a statement that police viewed as a threat, Cave City police said.
Murphy was charged with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and third-degree terroristic threatening.