PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Martin County man is facing an auto theft charge after police say he drove off in his ex-girlfriend’s car while she was hospitalized following the birth of their child.

Officers with the Pikeville Police were called Friday to Pikeville Medical Center to take a report from the woman. She told police her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Christopher Mollette of Tomahawk, had come to the hospital for the delivery.

According to the report, the woman said hospital visitation rules prevented Mollette from staying with her. She told officers she allowed him to sit in her vehicle to stay warm. Later, she noticed the car was missing and believed he had taken it without permission.

Police say hospital security video shows Mollette exiting the passenger side of the vehicle, moving into the driver’s seat, and leaving the area.

The woman told officers she later contacted Mollette by phone to ask about the car. She said he told her it was none of her business before hanging up.

A Kentucky State Police trooper located Mollette Saturday night in Paintsville and took him into custody.

Mollette is charged with auto theft and is being held at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.