A 'Redneck Rave' in Kentucky went from wild to dangerous when a a man had his throat slit, a woman was choked, and another man was impaled on a log, according to a report by Emily Crane:
- Tens of thousands of people attended the five-day Redneck Rave festival in the small town of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky last week
- Dozens of attendees were charged with a range of offenses from drug trafficking to felony assault
- Some were left seriously injured as grisly scenes unfolded at what organizers billed as 'America's wildest and craziest country party'
- Of the more violent incidents, one man had his throat slit by a friend after a drunken fight and a man choked a woman until she passed out
- There were multiple others who suffered severed fingers, broken bones, dislocated joints and severe lacerations at the drunken event
According to the report:
There were multiple others who suffered severed fingers, broken bones, dislocated joints and severe lacerations at the festival.
Medics also treated dozens more who had become ill because they were so drunk.
'There were so many intoxicated people, we just decided, 'If dispatch sends an ambulance in, we're sending a deputy in with them,' Doyle said.
The sheriff said he knew the event would cause problems and had desperately tried to plan for adequate policing in the park where the festival was held.
He ended up making the decision to contain the illegal activity to the park because he did not have enough staff to try and stop it.
Law enforcement were told to crack down on any illegal activity happening outside the park and set up checkpoints outside the festival.
'The first vehicle that came through, we found meth, marijuana, and an open alcohol container,' Doyle said.
'And then one of the occupants had two active warrants... 'We were like 'well, this doesn't bode well for the weekend'.'
By the end of the festival, 48 people were charged with varying offenses.