INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests:
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Samuel McCoy, 74, of Flatgap, was arrested Tuesday on Milo Road in Tomahawk for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of substance.
Chief Deputy Chris Kidd was dispatched to South Milo for a vehicle in a ditch. The deputy said he found McCoy with slurred speech, difficulty maintaining balance and displaying glassy, bloodshot eyes. McCoy allegedly stated that he had drunk a lot the night before. When the officer asked McCoy to take a field sobriety test, McCoy allegedly said that he took Valium and gabapentin and drank a wine cooler before operating his vehicle.
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Kevin Wright, 39, of Inez, was arrested Monday on KY-3 in Inez for alcohol intoxication in a public place.
Deputy Kidd responded to a call about a man walking down the road “staggering all over the place.” The officer noted that Wright had difficulty standing, walking and keeping his balance. He also had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and stated that he had drunk two or three 40-ounce beers.
Brandon James Elswick, 43, of Lexington, was arrested Monday in the courtroom in Inez on a warrant out of Fayette District Court. Deputy C. Linsday made the arrest.
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Shawn David Moore, 44, of Inez, was arrested Sunday in Inez for a bench warrant out of Floyd District Court. Deputy David Reffett made the arrest.
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Amanda Jarvis, 34, of Inez, was arrested Sunday in Inez for two bench warrants. Deputy Reffett made the arrest.
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Michael Dalton, 45, of Inez, was arrested Sunday in Inez for bench warrants. Deputy Reffett made the arrest.
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Shawn David Moore, 44, of Inez, was arrested Sunday in Inez for bench warrants. Deputy Reffett made the arrest.
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Christopher Stacy, 52, of Pilgrim, was arrested Sunday for bench warrants for court. Deputy Reffett made the arrest.
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Mary Ayers, 45, of Lovely, was arrested Sunday on Blue Jay Lane, Lovely, for two bench warrants, resisting arrest and third-degree assault on a police officer.
Deputy Reffett reported that Ayers tried to fight law enforcement officers and spit in their faces while they were serving bench warrants on her.
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Michael Copley, 44, of Warfield, was arrested Sunday at Dempsey Housing for third-degree criminal mischief.
Deputy Reffett was dispatched on a call about a male pounding on the walls and trying to set his apartment on fire. When the deputy arrived at the scene he found Copley inside the apartment with a torch. The police report states that Copley had already torched the door facing and admitted to doing it.
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Joseph Christopher Jude, 43, of Lovely, was arrested Saturday in Lovely for two bench warrants, drug paraphernalia, prescription controlled substance not in proper container, improper registration plate, failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, failure to produce insurance card, operating a vehicle with expired operator’s license.
Deputy Reffett stopped Jude on Route 292 and smelled marijuana coming from Jude’s vehicle. A search yielded three glass pipes, a bag of unused needles and 14 unidentified white pills in a bottle with no label.
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Nicholas Bowen, 28, of Inez, was arrested Friday in Lovely for a bench warrant. Deputy Reffett made the arrest.
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Dylan J. Johnson, 27, of Bevinsville, was arrested Thursday at the courthouse in Inez on an indictment warrant for first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $1000-$10,000. Deputy Linsday made the arrest.
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Jordan Ray Farmer, 30, of Inez, was arrested Thursday on Route 40, Inez, for alcohol intoxication in a public place.
Chief Deputy Chris Kidd responded to a call about an intoxicated person walking on Route 40. The deputy found Farmer beside the Homeplace Clinic with a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on him, slurred speech and trouble standing. According to the police report, Farmer stated that he had drunk five or six Natty Daddy.