Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - WHAS11 News has learned of a murder in the 4800 block of Preston Drive. Holly Pitts, 35, has been arrested for the crime.
Police say a man died of multiple blunt force trauma at a residence there after allegedly being beaten with a baseball bat by Pitts.
Police say the two were acquaintances. Neighbors said the two were in a relationship and both lived at the home.
According to authorities, a call came in about a domestic situation around 2:45 p.m. Police found the man dead upon entering the home.
Police say they received a call Monday morning about the woman wielding a bat at the convenience store down the street from the residence.
Police say they were familiar with Pitts because she has a history of mental illness.
WHAS11 is told that she was off her medication and according to the police chief; she was claiming that someone was trying to get through the trap door in her bed.
They asked her if she wanted to go to the hospital but she refused.
The woman told police that she wanted the man who was at her home, to leave so police got him out of the house.
The police chief said that he threw the baseball bat behind the refrigerator but she must have found it later.
He confirms that this particular baseball bat was in fact the murder weapon.
No court date for an arraignment has been set.
