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Martin County man goes to jail for false reports to 911, father also charged
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man went to jail after he called 911 repeatedly making false reports for the purpose of luring law enforcement to his home to harass them, police said. Moments after his arrest, police took his father into custody for interfering with government operations. Deputy Billy Wells
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Mingo man charged after threatening deputy with a knife
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man is behind bars after threatening a deputy and neighbors with a knife. Denver Ray Hatfield Jr., 54, of Matewan, was taken into custody after a 911 caller said a man at Mitchell Branch was threatening neighbors with a knife Oct. 17. Mingo County Sheriff’s Department
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Debord man charged after assault, threats
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Debord man was taken into custody Tuesday evening after allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening law enforcement on East Main Street. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, 44-year-old Millard Newsome was arrested Oct. 8 and charged with first-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree assault and third-degree terroristic threatening.
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Brothers arrested after four-wheeler rams FedEx truck
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Two brothers went to jail Monday in Tomahawk after one reportedly attacked the FedEx truck with his four-wheeler. Harvey Mollett, 52, of Tomahawk, is facing a charge of first-degree criminal mischief while his brother Randall Mollett, 62, of Tomahawk, faces a charge of disorderly conduct, second degree. Deputy
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Caught on camera: Transaction outside courtroom leads to meth arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Lovely man went to jail Oct. 2 after allegedly making a drug transaction outside the courtroom in the Martin County Judicial Center, authorities said. It was just after 3:30 p.m. when court security officers noticed something unusual on the surveillance feed. Outside the courtroom, 49-year-old Amos Ray
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Burglary call in Pilgrim lands woman in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — An Inez woman allegedly admitted to swallowing 30 Xanax pills she claimed to have found on a porch before being arrested on burglary-related charges Sept. 17 on Bandmill Road. April Nicole Howell, also known as April Hickman, 38, is facing charges of receiving stolen property, criminal trespassing and
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Inez woman arrested on multiple drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County woman is facing multiple drug charges following a traffic stop Friday on Rockcastle Creek Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk charged Danese Deon Chaffins, 34, of Inez, with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance first degree (hydrocodone), possession of
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Deputies seize suspected fentanyl/carfentanil and meth in Bandmill Road raid
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man and woman are behind bars after deputies discovered a stash of suspected fentanyl/ carfentanil and methamphetamine in their Inez home early Thursday. Martin County Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at a residence on Bandmill Road around 2:30 a.m., acting on a complaint of
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Police arrest man in March murder case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Police on Monday arrested a Pike County man on a murder charge in the death of Brent Wooten, whose body was found along a rural road in March. Brandon Blackburn, 44, was booked into the Pike County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted
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Woman allegedly tried to run over social workers
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she threatened state social workers and tried to ram their vehicle. Police arrested Garnet Scott, 36, of Lovely, on Aug. 20 on North Wolf Creek in Lovely on charges of first-degree wanton endangerment and third-degree terroristic threatening. According to
