2026 Ca Admin - Non-Confidential Opinion - 003

── 2026 Ca Admin - Non-Confidential Opinion - 003 ── Court: Court of Appeals of Kentucky Date: May 15, 2026 Author: Moynahan Category: General RENDERED: MAY 15, 2026; 10:00 A.M. NOT TO BE PUBLISHED Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals NO. 2025-CA-0700-ME SHANE VINCENT KININMONTH APPELLANT APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON FAMILY COURT v. HONORABLE ANGELA JOHNSON, JUDGE ACTION NO. 25-D-501101-001 AUTUMN CAMIELLE LASLEY; F.X.W., A MINOR CHILD; AND R.W.H., A MINOR CHILD APPELLEES AND NO. 2025-CA-0702-ME SHANE VINCENT KININMONTH APPELLANT APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON FAMILY COURT v. HONORABLE ANGELA JOHNSON, JUDGE ACTION NO. 25-D-501399-001 AUTUMN CAMIELLE LASLEY APPELLEE  OPINION AFFIRMING ** ** ** ** ** BEFORE: A. JONES, KAREM, AND MOYNAHAN, JUDGES. MOYNAHAN, JUDGE: Appellant, Shane Vincent Kininmonth (“Shane”), appeals the Jefferson Family Court’s entry of a domestic violence order (“DVO”), against him in Case No. 25-D-501101-001 and its subsequent dismissal of his own motion in Case No. 25-D-501399-001 seeking a DVO against Appellee, Autumn Camielle Lasley (“Autumn”). After careful review, we find no evidence of manifest injustice and affirm the family court’s ruling. BACKGROUND Shane and Autumn moved in together after a brief period of dating. They resided in a Louisville apartment along with Autumn’s two minor children, F.X.W. and R.W.H., and by all accounts, the couple’s relationship was contentious. On April 2, 2025, the partnership erupted into a prolonged domestic violence event that culminated in Autumn requiring medical treatment at Norton Suburban Hospital. Due to the nature of her injuries, hospital staff notified the Louisville Metro Police Department (“LMPD”). During her interview with LMPD Autumn revealed this was not the first time Shane had assaulted her, but that she had previously refrained from reporting the domestic violence to law enforcement. -2-  This time, however, Autumn filed a police report. She also sought an Emergency Protective Order (“EPO”) from the family court to shield herself and her children from further interaction with Shane. Autumn’s request was granted, and an EPO was entered with the notation that it would remain in effect until a hearing was held in the matter. Shane then filed his own motion for an order of protection against Autumn. He claimed Autumn was the true aggressor during the April incident, that he had been falsely imprisoned after she filed the police report, and that he was now living in constant fear for his life. A hearing on both motions was held on May 7, 2025.1 The family court found that Shane perpetrated domestic violence against Autumn on April 2, 2025, and that domestic violence had also occurred prior to that date and was likely to recur in the future. Noting the severity of the attack, the court ordered Shane to complete a Batterers Intervention Program (BIP) and entered a permanent DVO, effective until May 2028. Under the DVO’s terms, Shane was prohibited from having any contact with Autum and her children, and he was enjoined from approaching within 500 feet of them. Shane was also barred from obtaining, buying, or possessing any firearms for the duration of the DVO. Finally, the family court considered Shane’s opposing assertion that Autumn had perpetrated 1 The Jefferson Circuit Clerk joined the two cases together on the docket, since both complaints arose out of the same underlying incident. -3- domestic violence against him and found that he had failed to establish his allegation by a preponderance of the evidence. Therefore, Shan