An Alexandria man was arrested by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department early Friday morning and charged with aggravated burglary, three counts of reckless endangerment, one count of vandalism, two counts of aggravated assault and a count of aggravated criminal trespassing. Other charges include one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one count of drug paraphernalia, one count of simple possession of a drug believed to be methamphetamine, and one count of manufacturing, delivery and sale of methamphetamine.
The tale began when a woman called Wilson County 911 at about 8 p.m., Thursday and informed the dispatcher that her ex-boyfriend had forced his way into her home armed with a gun and threatened her. After the man, Kevin Matthew Bly, 32, was inside the home, he allegedly chased the woman through the residence and into the yard, threatening her with a gun.
The woman reportedly left the home and called 911. Deputies responding to the scene found that Bly had fled on foot.
A Cainsville Road resident called around three hours later to report that a man had entered their home.
When confronted, the man allegedly told the homeowner that he was looking for something, then left the home on foot.
A deputy who had been searching the area looking for the male suspect soon saw a vehicle traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.
When the deputy caught the suspect and took him into custody, he was identified as Bly. It was discovered that the vehicle Bly was driving had allegedly been stolen from another home on Cainsville Road. The vehicle was returned to the owner.
Bly was reportedly in possession of not only a firearm, but of meth and susstances used to make the illegal drug.
"Given the nature of the offenses reported by all of the victims involved, our citizens are extremely fortunate that no one was physically harmed," Wilson County Detective Maj. Robert Stafford said. "Our deputies did an outstanding job of communicating quickly, connecting the chain of events and taking control of a dangerous situation by getting the man we believe was responsible off the streets without incident."
Bly is being held on a $77,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in Wilson County General Sessions Court at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9.