Man charged with burglary in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – A man has been arrested after police say he was caught on camera leaving a Glasgow home.

Police were dispatched on Tuesday, Dec. 26 to the 500 block of East Main Street, according to a uniform citation.

The Glasgow Police Department says after speaking with the homeowner, officers learned the owner had been upstairs during the incident and had Ring Camera footage of a man leaving his home.

Police say they were able to review the footage and identify the suspect as 56-year-old Kermit Hall Jr.

According to the uniform citation, Hall had entered the home through a window before later leaving a medication bottle with his name on it behind.

The citation further states authorities located Hall at the Circle K on Columbia Avenue wearing the same clothes he had on in the footage.

Hall was detained. Police say during a search, they located two dollar bills in Hall’s pocket, with one containing suspected cocaine and the other containing suspected methamphetamine.

Hall was arrested and taken to the Barren County Detention Center.

He faces charges of second-degree burglary, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), first offense, and first-degree possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), first offense.