WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) - A man is in custody after police used a drone to find him hiding under rocks in the woods.

According to the Williamsburg Police Department, on September 27, Williamsburg Police received information on the whereabouts of Samuel Hatfield, who was wanted on a federal indictment warrant for felon in possession of a firearm, armed drug trafficking, and several other charges.

The warrants were the result of a joint investigation with ATF, Corbin Police, and Williamsburg Police.

According to police, an officer made contact with Hatfield on Main Street and Brush Arbor Road. Hatfield ran into a wooded area. Officers set up a perimeter and launched a drone to search.

Officers later found Hatfield hiding under a rock face in a creek.

He was taken into custody and lodge

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