LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police say two teenage girls at the Kentucky State Fair were reduced to tears because a Shepherdsville, Ky. man refused to stop following them.
It happened Sunday, shortly after 11 p.m. Police say they found the two 13-year-old's crying and "visibly emotional."
The girls allegedly told the officer that they were approached by a man, who kept harassing them and telling them to come with him.
That man turned out to be 41-year-old Daniel L. Blanford, according to police.
Police say the children told Blanford to leave them alone, but he refused. When the children began running away from him and trying to find their parents, Blanford allegedly continued to follow them.
When police apprehended Blanford, he, "smelled heavily of an alcoholic beverage and was holding an open cup of beer," according to an arrest report. He also allegedly had a small bag containing two halves of unknown pills.
Blanford was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication in a public place.
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Daniel Lee Blanford (Source: Louisville Metro Corrections)
