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Rescuers bring Lovely man out of abandoned mine after stepdaughter escapes
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Rescuers brought Joey Stevens out of the abandoned Winco Mine on Sunday evening after his 14-year-old stepdaughter crawled through a narrow gap between fallen rocks and escaped to call for help. Stevens, 30, of Lovely, and the girl had been trapped underground since about 2 a.m. after entering…
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Breaking: Man, 14-year-old possibly trapped in old coal mine
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man and a 14-year-old child were reported missing Sunday and possibly trapped inside the old abandoned Winco Mine after failing to return from a night of coon hunting in the Long Branch area of Lovely. Martin County 911 Dispatch received a report that the two…
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Chapmanville man accused of sniper role in White House attack plot
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 21-year-old Logan County man was arrested in West Virginia this week after federal investigators accused him of agreeing to serve as a sniper in a sweeping plot to kill President Donald Trump and other prominent figures during a UFC event at the White House. Chandler Dylan…
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Family faces killer as judge imposes life with no mercy
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Matewan man convicted of killing West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard as the trooper prayed for his life, will spend the rest of his own life in prison with no possibility of parole. Mingo County Circuit Judge Joshua Butcher imposed the life sentence without mercy…
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Breaking: Elderly Martin County resident found dead during heat wave
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A 92-year-old Riverfront Road man was found dead inside his mobile home Monday evening after his landlord asked authorities to check on him during a stretch of dangerous heat in eastern Kentucky. Fleming Hurley, 92, was discovered on the kitchen floor of the single-wide trailer near the Oppy…
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Five women in jail as infant death investigation widens
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DELBARTON, W.Va. — What began as the investigation into the death of a 4-month-old infant has widened into one of the most sweeping child neglect and drug cases in recent Mingo County history, with five women now under arrest and three charged with child neglect causing death. Authorities allege the…
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Pike County grand jury indicts nine
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned 12 indictments against nine individuals June 23. Charges range from strangulation and terroristic threatening to drug-related charges and bail jumping. Frank Beavers, 44, of Shelbiana, stands indicted on one count each of first-degree bail jumping and first-degree persistent felony offender. Christopher Coleman,…
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Johnson grand jury indicts 17: Charges range from manslaughter to drugs
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A Johnson County grand jury returned 17 indictments June 17 on charges ranging from manslaughter and assault to drug trafficking, witness tampering, theft, forgery and drug possession. Timothy Caleb Townsend, 27, of Stanton, was indicted on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree. The indictment states that…
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Mother charged with child neglect causing death of 4-month-old infant
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — A Mingo County woman is in jail following the death of her 4-month-old infant Saturday at a residence in Matewan. Police arrested Jonda Marie Whitt, 25, of Matewan, on charges of child neglect causing death and possession with intent to deliver in connection with the death of…
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Woman accused of hiding missing 15-year-old from authorities
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DELBARTON, W.Va. — A Delbarton woman is accused of hiding a missing 15-year-old girl from authorities for weeks after deputies found the juvenile inside her home June 18, ending a search that began when the teen was reported missing May 26. According to a criminal complaint filed in Mingo County…
