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"A southwest Jefferson County man said he feels lucky to be alive following a home invasion.The victim said he was beaten with a hammer before passing out.Mobile users: Tap here for videoKevin Bates is still nursing his injuries from the Sunday night attack. He believes one of the suspects cased his home days earlier.\"I had bruises to my face, my arms, scratches and the hammer. I had a couple of open wounds to the back of my head,\" said Bates.Bates said he was working on the doorway to his daughter's room when someone knocked on the front door of his mobile home.\"One of them hit me like this, come in and I said, 'I know you all.' They dragged my back in my bedroom and started beating on me,\" said Bates.According to Bates, one of the men grabbed his own hammer and began using it on him.\"They were here for 20 minutes and assaulted me until I gave them what they were looking for,\" said Bates.Bates said they took more than 100 hydrocodone pills he just received at a pharmacy, $800 in cash and a gold necklace.Bates said they locked him in the bathroom.Michael Luker, 36, was arrested and charged with robbery.According to Bates, he realized Luker, who shielded his face with a shirt during the attack, had been to his home a week earlier.\"He came by trying to buy my car, him and his girlfriend came over. That's the one time I met him,\" said Bates.\"You figured he was trying to case your place,\" WLKY's Steve Burgin asked him.Bates answered, \"Yes.\"Bates said he is thankful they didn't bust up his place or hurt his pets.\"I'm still leery of opening the door at night and let the dogs out. My daughter's not home yet. I'm going to be scared until she's back home.Bates said the attack couldn't come at a worse time. He lost his job of 22 years just after buying his Corvette, which he is now forced to sell.According to court records, Louisville police are still searching for 34-year-old Michael Luckenbill for his role in the home invasion.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the anonymous police tip line at 502-574-LMPD.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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