BY ROGER SMITH
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

PILGRIM — Things got messy at Verlia’s Kitchen on Thursday. Authorities say Dallas Maynard, 72, of Pilgrim, turned the afternoon into chaos inside the popular eatery on KY-1714.

Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd responded to an “altercation in progress” call that led him to Verlia’s, where things were already in tilt. Witnesses say Maynard had knocked electronics off the counter and flipped tables.

When Kidd arrived, Maynard reportedly doubled down—clenching his fists, shouting obscenities, and refusing to submit to hand restraints.

“He was able to destroy the double lock mechanism of the restraint,” Kidd said.

Ultimately, the deputy subdued Maynard and sent him via jail transport to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.

Maynard faces charges of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, menacing and resisting arrest.