A man from Whitley County was arrested after law enforcement discovered he illegally entered a building with the intent to commit a crime.

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Office announced that 26 year old Austin Epley of Woodbine was arrested on Monday. Lieutenant Wayne Bird responded to a call of a burglary in progress at an address in Woodbine. Sergeant Jeff Hill and K9 Officer Estes Rhodes arrived on the scene and detained Epley and it was later determined in an investigation by Lieutenant Bird that Epley had unlawfully entered the building with the intent of committing a crime.

Epley is charged with 3rd degree Burglary.  Whitley County Sheriff Deputy Brentley Patrick,  Corbin Police Department Sergeant Stephen Meadors, and Kentucky State Police Trooper Logan Mallory assisted on the scene.