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Correctional officer, brother-in-law arrested after fight at regional jail
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A correctional officer at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center and his brother-in-law were arrested after a fight on jail property last week, according to court and jail records. The altercation occurred Feb. 20 when Joseph Harris, 39, of Calf Creek Road in Inez, arrived at the Paintsville
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Pilgrim man arrested after allegedly setting motorcycle on fire
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — A Martin County man was taken into custody Saturday after authorities say he set a motorcycle on fire along U.S. 23 in Lawrence County. Adam A. Maynard, 41, of Pilgrim, faces charges of willfully setting, throwing or placing any device to set fire and possession of a controlled
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Man behind bars after parole check uncovers sex offender registry violations
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man already on the state’s sex offender registry was taken into custody Feb. 19 after authorities said he violated both registry requirements and the terms of his supervised release. Jonathan Michael Aliff, 42, of West Fifth Avenue in Williamson, was arrested by West Virginia
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Delbarton man charged with malicious wounding in Mingo County shooting
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT DELBARTON, W.Va. — A 68-year-old Delbarton man faces felony charges following a shooting Sunday, Feb. 15, in Mingo County. According to the West Virginia State Police Williamson detachment, a trooper responded to Logan Regional Medical Center after receiving a report of a man being treated for a gunshot wound. Investigators allege that
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Two arrested on criminal abuse, manslaughter charges in child death
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Two Martin County residents are in jail facing felony charges in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy Aug. 13, 2025, in Beauty. Patrick Speer, 34, of Warfield, and Christina Chapman, 40, of Beauty, were arrested following their indictment by a Martin County grand jury Feb. 5. Their charges
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Kenton man faces assault, strangulation charges in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A Kenton County man was arrested Tuesday morning at a Warfield apartment complex on charges of assault and strangulation, Kentucky State Police said. Troopers from Post 9 in Pikeville took Elijah Bailey, 21, of Covington, into custody about 7:55 a.m. at Riverside Apartments. He was charged with fourth-degree
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Deputies seize drugs, guns and cash in Bull Creek raid
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FLOYD COUNTY — Two people went to jail Friday night after sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at a residence on Big Branch of Bull Creek in Floyd County. According to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, deputies seized illegal drugs, multiple firearms, cash believed to be proceeds from drug sales and digital
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Traffic stop leads to drug-related charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — An Inez man went to jail Friday after a Kentucky State Police trooper said he discovered marijuana and prescription pills during a traffic stop at Firehouse Lane in Warfield. Donald Ray Perkins, 41, was taken into custody around 11:37 a.m. by KSP Post 9 Trooper Spencer, who reported
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Williamson man charged in Facebook child sexual abuse material case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police arrested a Williamson man this week after investigators said he transmitted child sexual abuse material through a Facebook account. Troopers S. P. Bowling and T. G. Kania executed a search warrant Dec. 10 at the Vinson Street residence of Jeffrey Brian Ball, 61, according to
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Local man jailed for allegedly stealing ex’s car from hospital after she gave birth
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN A Martin County man remained jailed Tuesday after police say he stole his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle while she was in the hospital recovering from the birth of their child. The Pikeville Police Department responded to Pikeville Medical Center Saturday where the woman was staying. She told police that her ex-boyfriend, Christopher
