Student pleads not guilty to assault

October 6, 2008 | Filed under: News | Posted by:

A UK student who was arrested on a charge of first-degree assault pled not guilty Monday in Fayette County District Court.
Kyle Andrew Almy, of Hopkinsville, Ky., was arrested Friday and charged with hitting UK student Blair Smith on the head with a bottle in the early morning hours of Sept. 27.
The incident happened at 328 Aylesford Place, and police found Smith on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue.
UK Hospital said Smith is in fair condition.
Blair Smith’s father, John Smith, said on Sunday that his son had two brain surgeries the day after he was hit on the head, and his recovery since the incident has been “a miracle.”
Lexington Police Department spokeswoman Ann Gutierrez said investigators have talked to a number of witnesses and the investigation is still ongoing.
“We don’t know everything there is to know,” she said. “We encourage anyone who witnessed the crime to come forward.”
Almy will appear in Fayette County District Court on Oct. 16 at 8:30 a.m.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked by Lexington Police to call the Personal Crimes Section at (859) 258-3700 or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020.