LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Justin Taylor along with Deputy Landry Collett and shift Sgt. John Inman arrested Kipenie Ann Masters age 32 of Williamsburg, KY on Tuesday night May 11, 2021 at approximately 11:16 PM.
The arrest occurred at a motel in southern Laurel County after deputies located this individual and determined that she was a wanted fugitive.
Masters is wanted by the Sheriff's office in Santa Barbara County, California on charges of illegal transfer of a firearm with full extradition.
In addition, Kipenie Ann Masters was charged on a Knox District Court warrant of arrest charging:
- Criminal trespassing – third-degree
- Terroristic threatening – third-degree
This individual was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center pending extradition back to Santa Barbara County, California.
Photo of accused attached is courtesy of the Laurel County Correctional Center.
