VAN LEAR, Ky. (WMDJ) — Deputies say a Johnson County woman is facing multiple charges after an early morning break in at a well known Van Lear business.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to Webb’s Grocery on Nov. 30 after the owner reported security video showing a woman and several dogs moving around inside the store. An employee was also watching from outside, confirming someone was inside after hours.
When deputies arrived, they found the front entrance locked, but a nearby window had been smashed out. Officers went in through a side door and located the woman, later identified as 49 year old Aimee Lee Petty of Butcher Hollow. Petty reportedly claimed she owned the store and had just misplaced her keys. The actual owner, still on the phone with police, told them she was not an owner but a relative they occasionally assisted.
Deputies say Petty resisted arrest, attempting to hit and kick them before she was restrained. Inside the store, officers found a large suitcase packed with dog food and other items, along with tools believed to have been used to break in.
Petty was taken for medical evaluation before being lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on a $25,000 cash bond.






