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Man arrested after motorcyle chase
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MAYTOWN — A motorcycle pursuit that began in the Goose Creek area Friday, Dec. 26, ended miles later in Maytown with the arrest of a Martin man on multiple felony charges, according to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies attempted to stop a Honda motorcycle after the operator refused to pull over
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Police find deceased dogs tied up behind house
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — By the time deputies arrived Dec. 16 at a home on Thickety Fork Road, the report was already grim: dogs tied behind the house, no longer alive, left unseen and unreported for days, possibly weeks. Law enforcement arrested Phillip D. Butcher, 73, of Inez, on a charge of
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Three arrested in Dollar General propane theft
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A pre-dawn theft of propane tanks from the Dollar General in Debord ended with three people in jail early Dec. 10. Martin County Sheriff John responded to a call reporting two people in a maroon Chevrolet truck removing propane tanks and a propane tank cage from the store
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Man arrested for attempted murder after threatening to ‘shoot up’ medical clinic
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Delbarton man was arrested on two counts of attempted murder Wednesday, Dec. 10. Roger D. Wallace, 78, was arrested by Sgt P. Muncy, Cpl. M. Lendearo, Cpl. E. Williams and Deputy J.D. Tincher of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD), with assistance from the Williamson Police
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Women passed out at McDonald’s drive-thru land in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The McDonald’s drive-thru in Inez briefly doubled as the scene of a police investigation Sunday night when the sheriff found two women passed out inside a vehicle with the engine running. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said he pulled in around 10:39 p.m. and spotted Patricia Lynn Hill,
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Pilgrim man jailed after alleged violent domestic assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A Martin County man faces multiple felony charges after a woman’s urgent 911 report of a violent domestic assault Nov. 29 on Frog Pond Road in Pilgrim. Dispatchers told Kentucky State Police Post 9 that the female caller could be heard saying, “Stop beating me,” followed by a
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Martin County man arrested after firing shots
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Tomahawk man went to jail Thursday after he confronted his estranged wife in the roadway and fired two shots as she attempted to drive away, police said. Jonathan Edward Sherman, 37, was taken into custody at Frank Horn Baseball Field in Inez on a charge of first-degree
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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.
