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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests and citations: David Joshua Brown, 38, of Lovely, was arrested Monday on North Wolf Creek Road in Lovely for first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle), no tail lamps and false report of an indictment to law enforcement. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made
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Big Sandy inmates will receive meds for opioid use disorder
LEXINGTON — United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier IV announced last week that the federal government has reached an agreement with the Big Sandy Regional Jail Authority, which operates the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, to ensure that people with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive medically appropriate treatment with any FDA-approved medication for OUD, as
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Kentucky woman sentenced to two years for forgery of federal judge’s signature
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Kentucky woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for forging a federal judge’s signature. Sunshine Ann Miller, 44, of Whitley City, was sentenced by Judge Katheryn A. Crytzer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Miller agreed to plead guilty to forging
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Martin County court dockets week of Dec. 4-8
Circuit Court INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Dec. 7 in Martin Circuit Court: Derrick N. Brewer (arraignment) — Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 1/4/24 at 11 a.m. Kody Harless (arraignment) — Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 1/4/24 at 11 a.m. Kody Harless (arraignment) — 1. Possession of controlled substance; 2. Possession of
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Martin County civil suits and deeds
Civil suits INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office: William Maynard et al vs. Marsha Hackney et al. Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Lacy Maynard. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. vs. Sheilah K. Selvage. Megan R. Chambers vs. Paul McClellan Horn. Todd Cline vs. Selena Cline.
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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Kentucky for first time
FRANKFORT — Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that Kentucky has joined the list of states across the country with a confirmed detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic disease that affects deer, elk and other species in the deer family. Two independent types of tests were
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Kanawha man sentenced for role in Operation Smoke and Mirrors
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for his role in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the Charleston area. According to court documents and statements made in court, Ryan Keith Kincaid, 46, of
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Six of eight indictments in Martin County involve methamphetamine
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday against eight individuals for multiple crimes, with six of the eight indictments involving methamphetamine-related charges. Jeremy Jarvis, 25, of Inez, stands accused of third-degree burglary and second-degree persistent felony offender. The indictment alleges Jarvis, previously convicted of a felony, entered the
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Former Kentucky federal corrections supervisor sentenced to 5-1/2 years for leading cover-ups of inmate assaults
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — A former Bureau of Prisons supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to five and one-half years in prison followed by one year of supervised release for leading two cover-ups of assaults of inmates held at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord. Kevin X. Pearce, 39, of Inez, was convicted in March after
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Cause of fatal fire unknown, no foul play suspected
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A tragic house fire early Friday morning on State Route 292 south of Turkey Creek in Inez resulted in the loss of two young children, 1-year-old Jason Lee Mollette and 4-year-old Greyson Marcum. A third child, age 6, and the children’s grandmother, 66-year-old Vera Hammond, narrowly escaped the
