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Former prison officer sentenced for civil rights violation, sexual abuse of inmates
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — A former Federal Medical Center correctional officer will serve 135 months in prison for inappropriately touching inmates and engaging in sexual conduct with them. Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves sentenced Christopher Brian Goodwin, 46, Friday in U.S. District Court in Lexington. Goodwin pleaded guilty in March to…
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Mingo woman pleads guilty to collecting dead sister’s Social Security benefits
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN STAFF CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Mingo County woman pleaded guilty Thursday falsely claimed to be her deceased sister and illegally collecting Social Security benefits. Diana Cisco, 69, of Delbarton, received $46,356 from June 2016 to April 2020, U.S. Attorney Will Thompson said. Cisco initially denied who she was, and informed the Social Security…
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Historic Courthouse will open once permits secured
Occupancy laws prevent open house, weddings, class reunion BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The opening of the Historic Martin County Courthouse has hit a delay. The building was due to open officially June 5. Martin County Tourism chairperson Nita Collier announced in a special board meeting May 31 that the Open House, along with…
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Grand jury indicts four
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday against four individuals. Those indicted include: Nella Webb Maynard, 58, of Pilgrim, was indicted on two counts of intent to defraud/scheme/artifice to obtain benefits over $10,000. The indictment states that from Jan. 1, 2016, through Feb. 29, 2020, Maynard made a false statement or…
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Nonpartisan races set
Nine more candidates BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County nonpartisan races are set for Nov. 8 as Tuesday was the deadline to register. Several more candidates filed their paperwork last week in the Martin County Clerk’s Office. Warfield City Commissioners John P. Sammons, Robert David Bell, and Crystal Dawn Bell are all running for…
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Cassady Avenue safe again
Cassady Avenue in Inez is safe again after the Martin County Road & Bridge department finished repairs Friday. The road slipped more than a year ago and deteriorated to the point that it was dangerous, according to Inez Commissioner Dennis Hall and Terry Fraley, who reached out to Martin County Magistrate Jarred Goforth for help.…
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County increases budget by $765,000
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Fiscal Court will conduct the second reading of its fiscal year 2022 budget in a meeting June 16. The $10,046,488 budget is a $765,000 increase over last year’s budget. Judge/Executive Colby Kirk conducted the first reading of the budget in the fiscal court’s May regular meeting. The…
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Third person arrested in Mingo murder
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department recently made a third arrest in connection with the March 31 murder of a Delbarton woman. Brittany Garlock, of Rockhouse Creek Road in Delbarton, was arrested May 23 in Charleston by the U.S. Marshal’s CUFFED Task Force on the charge of…
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Webb drowns in Paintsville Lake
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — The body of a 23-year-old man was recovered Sunday night in Paintsville Lake. Johnson County Coroner J.R. Frisby has identified the man as Kyle Webb of Thelma. Webb had reportedly been cliff diving on Pickle Fork when he entered the lake around 5:30 p.m. and never came up. Emergency crews…
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Two sentenced to life in prison
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LONDON — Two Kentucky men will spend life in federal prison for two counts of kidnapping. Jake Messer, 39, of Rockholds, was given a life sentence May 31 by United States District Judge Robert E. Wier in London. His father, George Oscar Messer, 62, of Rockholds, was sentenced to life in prison…
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