Woman arrested for alleged threat with knife

A woman who allegedly chased a man with a knife on Tennessee Avenue in Hopkinsville Sunday afternoon was arrested.

Hopkinsville police were called to the 1700 block of Tennessee about 2 p.m. and made contact with 54-year old Candy Leedom of Hopkinsville.

Witnesses said when Leedom’s son tried to remove some of his property from a residence, an altercation ensued and that she threatened him with a knife. The son reportedly struck her in self-defense with a small metallic box and then left the home.

Leedom was arrested on a charge of first-degree wanton endangerment.