Hazard Man Arrested After Alleged Pippa Passes Apartment Break-In, Found Between Walls

Kentucky State Police arrested and charged 30-year-old Johnathan Crawford of Hazard after a woman at an apartment complex in Pippa Passes reported that a man had attempted to assault her and tried to scare children outside an apartment, according to WYMT’s summary of the state police report. Troopers located Crawford hiding in the attic and discovered him “in between two walls that he had climbed into from the attic space,” WYMT reported.

WYMT’s headline on the state police account identifies the accusations as “criminal trespassing, burglary.” The outlet’s body copy reiterated the arrest date and identity: “Kentucky State Police charged Johnathan Crawford, 30, of Hazard on Feb. 16,” according to the excerpt provided.

Troopers received a call from the woman at the Pippa Passes apartment complex and, after entering the unit, were told that Crawford had gone into the attic and would not come out, WYMT reported. The article states: “After troopers went inside the apartment, the woman told them Crawford went into the attic and would not come out,” tying the initial 911-type summons to the discovery in the attic space.

The person charged is listed as a Hazard resident; Hazard is in Perry County while Pippa Passes is in Knott County. WYMT’s page uses a Perry County label in its headline and a Knott County dateline in the article, reflecting that Crawford’s residence is in Hazard (Perry County) while the alleged incident occurred in Pippa Passes (Knott County).

Publicly available details in the WYMT account and the state police summary do not include statute numbers, counts, whether the alleged burglary or trespassing is a felony or misdemeanor, or booking information such as bond amount and jail location. The report excerpt also does not identify the woman who called, the ages or status of the children she said were frightened, or whether any injuries or property loss were alleged.

Next factual steps to establish the official case record will be the filing of formal charges in the appropriate county court and release of the Kentucky State Police incident report or press release that lists specific counts and court dates. As of the WYMT summary, Crawford is charged and in custody per the Feb. 16 state police account; court filings and a KSP report would confirm the formal charges and arraignment schedule.