A toddler tattled on a hiding fugitive after all the adults in the house refused to tell police where she was, Kentucky sheriffs say

• A toddler ratted out a fugitive after adults in a Kentucky home refused to help police find her, sheriffs say.
• Kentucky sheriffs said the toddler stood up and said "it is good to be honest ... We shouldn't lie."

Kentucky sheriffs say they arrested a fugitive last week thanks to a "very brave and honest" toddler who ratted out where the woman was hiding when the other adults refused to help police.

The Williamsburg Police Department and Kentucky State Police went to the house on Friday to arrest a woman wanted on six arrest warrants whom they thought was inside the home.

Whitley County Sheriff's Department Deputy Brentley Patrick told Insider the woman's family was gathered there for dinner when police arrived.

The adults refused to answer when the officers asked where the woman was, Patrick said, with one saying she didn't know if the wanted woman was there and another saying that she lived down the road.

That's when, according to police, "a very brave and honest toddler stood up, put his hands on his hips, and stated 'it is good to be honest… we shouldn't lie. She is inside the room next to the bathroom!'"

At one point, the toddler looked to one of the adults and said "You're the one that told me not to lie."

Police found the wanted woman exactly where the toddler said she'd be, according to Patrick, who said she gave herself up and cooperated with the cops.

Patrick said that the child and his family had been visiting from out of town.

Police wrote on Facebook that the child appeared "healthy, intelligent, and in no way appeared to be abused. He was just at the wrong place wrong time."

None of the other adults present at the scene were charged with any crimes, Patrick said.

The woman — who was arrested on a slew of charges including felony drug possession, theft, and failure to pay child support — is now in custody at the Whitley County Detention Center, according to Patrick and court records.

Court officials said the woman doesn't have an attorney listed yet in the cases. She didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on her arrest.