Paintsville, KY (WMDJ) – A Magoffin County man was arrested after police say he stole a backpack from a vendor during the Kentucky Apple Festival.

Paintsville Police reported that officers Justin Jackson and Sebastian Sheppard were patrolling the festival area on October 4 when they saw a man later identified as Joshua James, 40, of East Maple Street in Salyersville, assault a female worker and take her backpack before running away.

A bystander tried to stop James, but he broke free and led officers on a short foot pursuit before being arrested. Police said he appeared to be intoxicated, noting slurred speech and red, glassy eyes.

James was taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, where he faces charges of second-degree robbery, fleeing or evading police on foot, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.