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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Harlan Jude, 53, of Pilgrim, was arrested Tuesday on Big Peter Cave for public intoxication-controlled substance (excludes alcohol), menacing, resisting arrest, assault of a police officer, fleeing or evading police, and escape. Chief Deputy Chris Kid responded to a call reporting a naked…
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Martin County court dockets
Circuit Court INEZ — Judge Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Aug. 1 in Martin Circuit Court: Zachary Delong (change of plea) — Bail jumping, first degree, amended to second degree: Pleaded guilty, diversion 90 days unsupervised. Aaron Jude (change of plea) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine), amended to…
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Martin County property transfers and marriages
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds and marriages recorded in her office July 26-30: Deeds Wells Rental LLC (first party) to Brandon Pruitt (second party). Proverbs 25:2 LLC (first party) to The Freedom Fighter Revocable Living Trust (second party). Eden West LLC (first party) to John Cassell (second party). Deborah…
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Martin County civil suits July 26-Aug. 1
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office July 26-Aug. 1: Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Susan Sparks. Cash Express LLC vs. Christopher Gamble. Synchrony Bank vs. Christy Messer. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Ashley Runyon. UHG I LLC vs. Hayle Maynard. Cash Express LLC vs. Stephen…
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Man arrested in connection with fatal fight in Floyd County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MCDOWELL — The search for a man linked to a fatal fight in McDowell concluded at dusk Monday with Floyd County Sheriff’s deputies apprehending 41-year-old Michael Colley of Louisville. The arrest occurred on Kentucky Route 680, the same location where the deadly confrontation transpired Sunday. Law enforcement officials were called…
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Manhunt underway after fatal fight; suspect ‘armed and dangerous’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MCDOWELL — Authorities are actively searching for “an armed and dangerous” man following a deadly fight Sunday night in McDowell. Kentucky State Police Post 9 was dispatched Sunday to a residence on Kentucky Route 680 where police found one man deceased. The preliminary investigation revealed a physical altercation occurred just…
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Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern August 2, 2024 Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment services, Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is the subject of an FBI investigation into possible health care fraud, according to a July 30 post on a website of the federal agency’s Louisville office. ARC, which is funded almost entirely through Kentucky’s Medicaid…
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Lawmakers join KY’s largest addiction treatment provider to oppose Medicaid payment cuts
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern July 30, 2024 FRANKFORT — The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is warning that looming cuts in Medicaid reimbursement to some providers could damage efforts to curb addiction that has engulfed Kentucky — just as the state is showing improvements. “Kentucky has made significant strides in access…
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Kermit man found dead after crash in Logan County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN, W.Va. — A Mingo County man was found dead from injuries sustained in a crash on Route 10 in Logan County, authorities said. The family of John Newsome, 43, of Kermit, reported Newsome missing to Mingo County Sheriff Joe Smith’s office after he failed to return home from work…
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Three arrested in Amber Spradlin murder
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — A long-awaited bittersweet day for the family of the late Amber Spradlin arrived Tuesday. Police arrested three men in connection with Spradlin’s murder that occurred June 18, 2023 at the home of Dr. Michael McKinney on Arkansas Creek in Floyd County. According to indictments issued Tuesday morning, one…
