Kentucky Man Arrested After Ring Camera Shows Him Strangling Woman Outside Winchester Home, Police Say

WINCHESTER, KY — A Mt. Washington man was arrested early Friday after officers say Ring camera footage captured him strangling a woman outside her Winchester home before fleeing the scene in a black Honda Civic.

According to the Winchester Police Department, an officer was patrolling on Nov. 21 when a black Chevrolet sedan sped past him on Boone Avenue. The officer followed the vehicle onto Hood Avenue, where he found a man, woman, and young person outside in what appeared to be an escalating domestic dispute.

The individuals flagged the officer down, urgently telling him that 28-year-old Joshua Bruand had assaulted the woman and was driving away in a black Honda Civic.

Ring Camera Footage Shows Strangulation, Police Say

The woman told officers that Bruand had tried to strangle her twice inside the home earlier in the day. She showed investigators Ring doorbell footage that reportedly captured a man in blue jeans locking his left arm around her neck, dragging her downward until both fell out of the camera frame.

Police noted a matching right shoulder injury on the woman consistent with the fall seen in the video. She told officers she lost consciousness during one of the attacks and eventually armed herself with a knife in self-defense.

Court documents state that officers began searching the area and soon located Bruand driving near Hood Avenue and Short Street, allegedly without headlights or taillights on, despite the early-morning darkness.

Suspect Admits Intoxication, Refuses Sobriety Tests

During the traffic stop, Bruand reportedly admitted he had been drinking and told officers he fled because he feared the woman would harm him with a knife. He declined field sobriety tests and repeatedly refused blood tests to determine his level of intoxication.

While officers applied for a search warrant to obtain a blood sample, Bruand was allegedly “slumped over” in the back of the patrol car and emitted a strong odor of alcohol, according to the arrest citation.

He was taken into custody shortly afterward.

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