Police, arrestees decontaminated for bed bugs

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police in Danville brought more than an angry couple with them to the jail after making two arrests.

Police Chief Tony Gray says 11 police and jail employees - along with the arrestees, Thomas and Lisa McManus - and a police cruiser had to be decontaminated Wednesday morning after officers discovered the house had a bed bug infestation.

Officers went to the house shared by the couple late Tuesday night for reports of domestic violence. After arresting the couple and charging them with fourth-degree assault, they were taken to Boyle County Detention Center.

Gray told The Advocate-Messenger that's when officers found out about the infestation. Gray says the Danville Fire Department handled the decontamination before jailers placed the couple in cells.

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Information from: The (Danville, Ky.) Advocate-Messenger, http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews

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