An Owen County woman has been arrested by Kentucky State Police troopers from Post 5 after she attempted to shoot her father. Heather Hammond, 35 years old from Glencoe, was arrested Thursday afternoon by Trooper Dave Roberts, according to Trooper Brad Arterburn, Post 5 Public Information Officer.
Preliminary investigation shows that Heather Hammond, who is the daughter of Owen County Sheriff Zemer Hammond, pointed a loaded weapon at her father while at his home in Corinth, on October 5. When she attempted to shoot, the weapon jammed and did not fire.