KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A woman is facing a theft charge after stealing vapes from a secure bag inside the Knox County Jail, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News.

It happened Wednesday around 1 a.m., the report said, when Kaitlyn Baldridge stole two vapes from the bag, then throwing the bag away in a bathroom. The bag specifically belonged to an inmate who was about to be released, the report said.

She denied stealing the bag, the report said, but when officers asked again, she admitted to stealing the bag and the two vapes that were inside of it. The report added that she was caught on camera taking the bag.

Baldridge was charged with criminal theft.

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