On January 16, 2017 around 12:30am, Knox County Sheriff Deputy Mikey Ashurst responded to a burglary in progress complaint at a residence on KY 3439 south of Barbourville. When Deputy Ashurst arrived, he noticed Michael Simpson crawling out the front door of the residence. After conducting an investigation and determining no burglary had occurred, Deputy Ashurst arrested Michael Simpson age 43 of Barbourville, charging him with public intoxication and falsely reporting an incident. He was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center.