MOREHEAD, Ky. — A Morehead man was arrested Wednesday evening and lodged in the Rowan County Detention Center on a charge involving alleged child abuse.
According to information published by the Rowan County Detention Center, Brody Allen Eldridge, 26, of Morehead, was arrested on August 13, 2026, by the Kentucky State Police.
Detention center records list the charge against Eldridge as:
Assault, 4th Degree – Child Abuse
The jail record lists both the offense date and arrest date as August 13. Eldridge was booked into the Rowan County Detention Center at approximately 9:01 p.m.
As of the detention center information reviewed by The Morehead Minute, the case was listed as open and Eldridge was classified as a district court inmate. The online record displayed a bond amount of $0.00, but did not specify a bond type or court date.
No additional information concerning the circumstances surrounding the alleged offense was included in the detention center record provided to The Morehead Minute.
Presumption of Innocence: An arrest or criminal charge is an allegation and is not evidence of guilt. Eldridge is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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The Morehead Minute reports arrest and charge information as it appears in official law-enforcement and detention-center records. Any error, omission, misclassification, or incorrect wording of a criminal charge appearing in those records is attributable to the arresting agency/officer or the Rowan County Detention Center and not to The Morehead Minute. The Morehead Minute does not independently determine, alter, or assign criminal charges.
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