KENDRICK - The Latah County Sheriff's Office has charged a 34-year-old transient in connection with a Feb. 22 burglary at the Red Cross Pharmacy in Kendrick.

Kasey Jeremiah Hunter faces pending felony charges of burglary, grand theft, and possession of a controlled substance, according to the sheriff's office. He also faces one pending misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance.

Hunter is being held in the Nez Perce County Jail after being found guilty of separate burglary and controlled substance possession charges. He is awaiting transfer to an Idaho prison, said Latah County sheriff's Lt. Brannon Jordan.

The pharmacy reported a loss of about $1,250 in prescription painkillers and other medications in the burglary.

The sheriff's office is still investigating a separate burglary Jan. 7 at the same pharmacy. Jordan said investigators have identified a person of interest in that case.

Jordan asked anyone with information on either burglary to call the sheriff's office at (208) 882-2216.