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Floyd County man charged in stabbing investigation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — A Floyd County man was arrested Monday after Kentucky State Police said he stabbed a woman multiple times at a residence in the Prestonsburg community. Troopers responded June 1 to a home on Right Fork Home Branch where they found Joy Jervis of Prestonsburg suffering from multiple stab wounds to…
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Driver accused of fleeing crash, leaving four juveniles behind
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MOUTHCARD — A Pike County man was arrested Monday after Kentucky State Police said he fled the scene of a crash, leaving four juveniles inside the wrecked vehicle. Troopers responded to South River Road in the Mouthcard community after receiving a 911 call reporting a single-vehicle collision. According to Kentucky State Police,…
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Beauty woman charged after Evans Hill crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A 19-year-old Beauty woman faces multiple charges after Kentucky State Police responded May 13 to a collision on Evans Hill Road in Lovely. Trooper L. Layne arrested Hayden Gilman at 1:33 a.m. Charges include alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense, possession of an alcoholic…
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Two charged in tire-slashing, trespassing investigation; additional arrests pending
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A late-night trespassing investigation at Warfield Elementary School led to the arrest May 13 of two individuals in a vehicle vandalism case at Dempsey Housing. Martin County Schools Police Department (MCSPD) charged Ashley Maynard, 18, of Warfield, and Ethan Howard, 18, of Lovely, with first-degree criminal mischief (complicity),…
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Deputies seize guns, marijuana, cash in raid
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A Martin County man was arrested Tuesday after deputies raided two properties and uncovered more than 12 ounces of marijuana, an arsenal of firearms and more than $13,000 in cash following a monthslong investigation, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Tyler Harrison Harless, 28, of Tomahawk, was…
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Beauty man charged after starving dog found chained outside
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BEAUTY — A Beauty man was arrested May 6 after Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said deputies found a severely malnourished dog chained outside a kennel and too weak to walk normally. Dustin Clay, 46, was charged with second-degree cruelty to animals after Kirk investigated a complaint at a residence…
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Tomahawk man accused of staging UTV theft for insurance claim
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A Martin County man admitted to staging the theft of his side-by-side in hopes someone would steal or burn it so he could collect insurance money, Kentucky State Police said. Larry Delong, 62, of Tomahawk, was arrested shortly after noon May 10 at his residence on charges of…
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Woman jailed in attempted child abduction case
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — A Mingo County woman faces a felony charge after state police say she grabbed a young girl outside her home and claimed the child was her missing daughter. West Virginia State Police arrested Brittany Lashay Akers, 29, of Red Jacket, on a charge of attempted abduction of…
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Man jailed in brutal Inez beating
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man accused of brutally beating a 71-year-old man during an April cookout is behind bars after a grand jury indicted him Thursday on a first-degree assault charge. Martin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Millard Daniel Newsome, 45, of Debord, on Friday and lodged him in the…
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Eviction call spirals into arrest, threats against U.S. presidents
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — What began as a routine eviction in a Debord home unraveled Monday when a woman claiming to be a CIA agent allegedly threatened to kill both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, landing her in jail on first-degree terroristic threatening charges and drawing federal attention, authorities said. According to…
