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Martin County Middle battles Belfry
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School went toe-to-toe with Belfry Sept. 3 before the Pirates pulled away in both contests. The Lady Cardinals stayed within striking distance in the A-team game before falling 44-34. Martin County’s B team mounted a strong fourth-quarter rally in a 32-23 loss at home. BMS…
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Domestic call uncovers explosives, booby traps
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A domestic violence call near Paintsville escalated into a potentially deadly search Sept. 3 when police discovered suspected homemade explosive devices and fishing line rigged with treble hooks at eye level on a hillside behind the residence. Robert Thomas Smith, 47, of West Van Lear, was later arrested…
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Deputy Wall graduates from law enforcement basic training
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Deputy Jameson Wall has completed the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s basic training in Richmond, graduating Aug. 27 as a member of Class 572. Wall has served with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office for more than a year and was already Peace Officer Professional Standards…
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Sadie’s Market opens in Lovely
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A family idea, generations of home cooking and the memory of a beloved yellow Labrador have come together in a new Saturday market in Lovely. Sadie’s Market opened two weekends ago at 118 Chapman Bottom, offering homemade breads, cookies, cinnamon rolls, oatmeal cream pies, cobblers, candies and seasonal…
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Big Sandy inmate back in custody after mistaken release
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A Big Sandy Regional Detention Center inmate who wrote “Come get me” on Facebook after his mistaken release is back behind bars after turning himself in to a Prestonsburg police officer. Herbert Ray Fletcher, 47, of Rockcastle Lane in Louisa, surrendered Aug. 19 after spending nearly a month…
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Suspected fentanyl, meth seized at Fitch Branch home
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Law enforcement seized suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine Friday evening while serving an out-of-state warrant at a residence in Inez. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and Deputy J.C. Kirk went to the Fitch Branch Road home of Kenneth Allen Rose, 34, to serve a warrant from Wayne County, West…
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Fletcher still sought after mistaken release from jail
Protection case surfaces Monday in neighboring county BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Authorities are still seeking Herbert Ray Fletcher after the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center mistakenly released him July 23. Meanwhile, a new case involving allegations of harassment and stalking has surfaced against him in neighboring Mingo County, West Virginia. Fletcher, 47,…
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Inmate mistakenly set free from Big Sandy Regional Detention Center
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Authorities are seeking the whereabouts of an inmate mistakenly set free from the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Herbert Fletcher, 47, of Rockcastle Lane, Louisa, was released from the jail July 23 despite being held on a $5,000 cash bond stemming from June arrests on charges of driving…
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Pike grand jury indicts 15
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A Pike County grand jury indicted 15 people Aug. 11 on charges ranging from drug trafficking and criminal abuse to bail jumping, DUI and fleeing or evading. Donald Bain, 47, of Tazewell, Virginia, stands indicted on three counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. Adam K. Bentley,…
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Inez GED instructor accused of smuggling drugs into jail
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez woman who taught GED classes at the Greenup County Detention Center is accused of using a classroom book to pass inmates a Mother’s Day card containing 19 Suboxone strips, according to a criminal complaint filed in Greenup County District Court. Crystal Hazlett, 45, of Bill Hammond…
