LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Vine Grove man is under arrest charged with a carjacking that led to the murder of Travis Nagdy. Nagdy, a Louisville protester involved heavily in the Breonna Taylor movement, was killed in November.

What You Need To Know

  • Ashton Nally charged with carjacking in death of Travis Nagdy

  • Nagdy was killed in front of a home and his car taken in November

  • Anonymous tips and surveillance video lead to Nally's arrest

  • If convicted, carjacking charge carries a maximum sentence of death

 

Ashton Nally was arrested Sunday, Dec. 13 in Madisonville. United States Attorney Russell Coleman said in a statement Nally is charged with carjacking. In the statement, Coleman said, "This is exceptional police and prosecutorial work by lawmen and women who take their oath to protect all Kentuckians seriously."

According to the criminal complaint, Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) received a 911 call reporting a shooting at a home on Crittenden Drive.  When officers arrived they found Nagdy lying outside the home. He had been shot three times. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. 

The complaint says LMPD received surveillance video and spoke with a witness who lived nearby.  The complaint says the video shows two men arguing and then three shots can be heard.  The victim falls to the ground while the other man, believed to be Nally, takes off in Nagdy's car. 

LMPD found the car, a 2016 Mazda CX-5, at the intersection of Lynn Street and Emmet Avenue.  

The complaint said LMPD received an anonymous tip on Nov. 30 telling them Nally had shot and killed Nagdy, took his car, and threw the gun used in the crime onto the roof of White Castle restaurant on Preston Highway. Additional surveillance video obtained by LMPD showed Nally running towards Preston Highway.  

On Dec. 2, LMPD received a second tip that Nally admitted to another individual that he had killed Nagdy during the carjacking.

The federal carjacking charge carries a maximum sentence of death, a fine of $250,000, and no more than three years of supervised release.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tom Dyke. The FBI Louisville Field Office and Louisville Metro Police Department are investigating this case.

Deborah Harbsmeier is the executive producer of digital content for Spectrum News 1 Kentucky.  The award-winning producer has been in television news for 30 years. 

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