INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests.
Lonnie Joe Robinson, 43, of Tomahawk, was arrested Saturday at Zip Zone in Lovely for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/substance, drug paraphernalia buy/possession, no/expired registration plates and prescription controlled substance not in original container. Sheriff Kirk responded to a call about Robinson being passed out under the wheel of his truck for over an hour at the Lovely Zip Zone. The sheriff’s report states Robinson had slurred speech, was unsteady on his feet, failed field sobriety tests and admitted he had taken Adipex, oxycodone and gabapentin. According to the police report, Robinson had a “dope pipe” in his truck seat, prescription receipts for oxycodone and gabapentin filled on Jan. 25 but did not have any of the medication, and an oxycodone tablet in his seat near the console.
Dennis Maynard, 37, of Lovely, was arrested Saturday on Himlerville Street, Beauty, for menacing and terroristic threatening. Deputy David Adams responded to a complaint from dispatch that a male called saying his phone was stolen. Adams says he found Maynard sitting at the kitchen table at Maynard’s cousin’s house. When the deputy tried to talk to Maynard, he kept getting up, trying to fight with the officer. After Adams attempted several times to get Maynard to tell him what was happening, Maynard told the officer that he would whip his and Sheriff Kirk’s a–.
William McGuire, 47, of Lovely, was arrested Saturday on fourth-degree assault.
Paul Chaffin, 42, of Louisa, was arrested Thursday on Main Street, Inez, for second-degree arson, operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, improper registration plate, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, contempt of court libel/slander resistance to order, contempt of court libel/slander resistance to order. Sheriff Kirk made the arrest.
Stephanie N. Chafin, 24, of Louisa, was arrested Thursday on Main Street, Inez, for first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Chief Deputy Chris Kidd reports assisting Sheriff Kirk on a traffic stop after Deputy Billy Patrick did an open-air search with K-9 indications. According to Kidd, Chafin stated, “All it could be is the scale.” A search yielded a black scale inside a black bag. A plastic bag inside the scale contained a white powder substance. “The female openly stated, ‘That’s old meth.’”
Matthew Daniels, 32, of Tomahawk, was arrested Jan. 25 for failure to appear. Adams made the arrest.
Carl D. Daniels Jr., 37, of Tomahawk, was arrested Jan. 25 on Route 645, Tomahawk, for probation violation (for a felony offense). Adams made the arrest.
Jonathan E. Sherman, 34, of Tomahawk, was arrested Jan. 25 on a bench warrant for court. Kidd made the arrest.
Samuel Preston, 42, of Tomahawk, was arrested Jan. 24 on Milo Road, Tomahawk, for first-offense aggravated DUI, disregarding stop sign, all-terrain vehicles violations, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, license to be in possession. Deputy Adams stopped Preston after he “flew through the stop sign” at the intersection of N. Milo Road and KY-645. Adams reports Preston had slurred speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and advised the deputy that he had drunk an entire pint of vodka. The police report states that after Preston was arrested, he said he already knew he was going to jail because he was drunk, and he believed he would blow a 0.190 to a 0.200. The test result was 0.180.
Editor’s note: The above represents a list of individuals arrested. The charges against them are accusations and they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.