Federal fugitive found living in ‘deplorable’ conditions with girlfriend, 3 kids, Corbin police say

WHITLEY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Multiple law enforcement agencies worked together on Friday, March 21 to help U.S. Marshals search for a federal fugitive.

The Corbin Police Department posted on Facebook that officers joined Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, and the Williamsburg Police Department in helping the U.S. Marshals find and apprehend Christopher Lee Jones, 33, at a residence in the Rockholds community.

“Jones fled from officers through a hole in the floor of the residence and was located inside of a crawl space beneath the floor,” Corbin police wrote. “Jones eventually complied with officers commands, exiting the crawl space, and was taken into custody without incident.”

Through executing a search warrant, officers reportedly found a “large quantity” of methamphetamine, cash, drug paraphernalia, and guns.

According to law enforcement, the residence Jones was found to allegedly be hiding in had “deplorable” living conditions. His girlfriend, Michaela Kay Sullivan, and three children allegedly also lived there.

Sullivan was also arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree criminal abuse of a minor under age 12, first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree trafficking in methamphetamine greater than or equal to two grams, and possession of and drug paraphernalia. She was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center.

Jones was reportedly charged in connection with a federal arrest warrant for “absconding federal parole supervision,” per Corbin police. He was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

The fugitive investigation remains ongoing.