Resident says dog-park safety incident involved officer and asks council to lift trespass

During public comment at the June 2 Hopkinsville council meeting, resident Jack Hudson described a safety incident at a city dog park and asked the mayor to reverse a trespass or ban that he said prevents his dog from using the facility.

Hudson said gates two and three at the park lack locking cylinders that would stop dogs from leaving and recounted an incident in which his dog left an enclosure. “My dogs pushed through the gate...I'm so glad that didn't happen,” Hudson said, referring to an encounter he described involving an officer he identified as Officer Klein. He said he later received a 'vicious animal' ticket that was subsequently dismissed.

Hudson also stated he encountered Council member Travis Martin at a public event and alleged that Martin or others contacted the mayor or chief, leading to a subsequent visit to Hudson's home by Jeremy Davidson, which Hudson described as an attempt to trespass him at the mayor's direction. He asked the mayor directly to 'untranspass' him so his dog could return to the park.

Mayor James Right Jr. declined to engage in a back-and-forth during the public-comment period and said, “Have no comment.” The council did not take any action at the meeting on Hudson’s request; no formal police or city response was recorded in the minutes beyond the mayor’s brief reply.

The account was presented as a public comment; the council did not convene an immediate investigation or direct staff to act during the session. Hudson’s allegations about officer conduct and about actions by city officials remain unresolved in the meeting record.