A young male was arrested in Pikeville due to multiple thefts and drug charges. According to the arrest citation, on December 22nd, Patrolman Nicholas Taylor from the Pikeville Police Department and other officers were dispatched to Pikeville Medical Center in reference to a male attempting to steal items from the hospital and fighting with security.
Taylor says that 23-year-old Jerimiah Vance attempted to steal three televisions and exit the hospital as he knocked a woman to the ground. Vance was wearing a Pikeville Medical Center shirt with the tag still attached. As he was searched, officers located 3 small clear plastic bags and 3 pill bottles. 2 of the plastic bags had a crystal-like substance inside which was believed to be meth.
Vance was also spotted stealing a donation jar from Taco Bell in Pikeville just last week and is now charged with possession of a controlled substance, 1st-degree meth, robbery 2nd degree, and theft by unlawful taking.