Somerset man arrested in Knox County
Tip Miller, 37, was arrested on Gregory Branch Road in Artemus, Ky., according to a press release from the Knox County Sheriff's Department (KCSD).
Miller was wanted on a Kentucky Parole Board Warrant for a violation concerning convictions of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and first-degree Bail Jumping. Those convictions were from Pulaski County cases.
He was also being sought by Sevier County, Tenn., as a fugitive, and law enforcement there had warned the public Miller should be considered armed and dangerous.
His charges in Tennessee were for Theft of Property Over $2,500 and Possession of Tools Used in a Retail Theft.
KCSD reported that deputies received a report around 5:20 p.m. of a suspicious vehicle.
Deputies arrived at Gregory Branch Road to find a man sitting inside a vehicle.
When deputies talked to the man, KCSD stated that 'he refused to identify himself, refused to exit the vehicle, and was very belligerent towards them.'
KCSD also stated that deputies saw a syringe 'in plain view inside the vehicle.'
Miller was removed from the vehicle, and a search of the vehicle turned up crushed Soboxone tablets, several Suboxone strips and another syringe, according to the press release.
Miller was charged in Knox County with second-degree Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Menacing and Driving Under the Influence.
According to court documents, Miller's Knox County arraignment was scheduled for Thursday.
Miller was sentenced in October 2023 in the Pulaski cases, and he was out on parole when the August 2024 arrest in Sevier County took place.
He had been sentenced to three years for the firearm charge and one year on the Bail Jumping charge.
Readers are reminded that a charge is an accusation only, and all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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