A uniform citation alleges that 21-year-old Isaiah Hiben of Louisville drove away with a juvenile in the car after striking a homeowner with a vehicle in West Point. Hardin County authorities arrested Hiben in connection with the incident; the charges include kidnapping of a minor, second-degree burglary and first-degree assault.
According to WNKY, deputies responded to Main Street in West Point around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, after a man was reportedly struck by a vehicle. The man was taken to a Louisville hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Hardin County deputies, working with the Louisville Police Department, tracked down and arrested Hiben. The citation, as described in the station’s report, alleges that the events began inside a home before the incident on Main Street.
Allegations in the Citation
The citation alleges that Hiben entered a home without the homeowner’s knowledge. It also alleges that he possessed vapes in the presence of a juvenile, knowing the juvenile smoked them; that allegation underlies one of the charges.
The citation further alleges that Hiben struck the homeowner with a vehicle while leaving and drove away with the juvenile inside.
Charges and Custody
Hiben faces five charges: second-degree burglary, first-degree assault, kidnapping of a minor, third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor involving disobedience, and leaving the scene of an accident for failing to render aid or assistance. He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center following his arrest.
Traffic and Dispatch Context
As statewide context, Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts 2022, published by the Kentucky Transportation Center, recorded 11,012 hit-and-run collisions, including 955 injury collisions. Those statewide totals alone do not establish how this incident was classified or how often such crashes occur in Hardin County. Hardin County government says its E-911 center consolidates communications for the county sheriff’s office and West Point Police Department, among other local agencies. That describes the local dispatch structure, but does not establish which agency or center handled this particular response.
The report from the station's account does not identify the homeowner, the injured man or the juvenile named in the citation, and no statements from them have been made public. It is also unclear whether Hiben has entered a plea or retained legal representation.
