On Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 1:30amET, Campbellsville Police responded to 106 Wethington Court in reference to a burglary/home invasion. Officer Elliott Taylor responded and after an investigation determined that 23 year old Fabian Echols and 19 year old Christina Barrera both of Campbellsville, had kicked in the door to a residence at 106 Wethington Court and held the occupant at gunpoint while ransacking the residence. During the crime Echols accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Both Echols and Barrera were arrested and charged with Burglary 1st degree and Theft by Unlawful Taking U/$500. Echols was also charged with Wanton Endangerment 1st degree.
Echols was treated and released at Taylor Regional Hospital and both were lodged in the Taylor County Detention Center.