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Man with loaded gun arrested outside medical office
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Deputies arrested a Tomahawk man Friday after finding him sitting in his vehicle with a loaded gun outside a medical office in Inez. Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd responded to Ohio Valley Physicians on Blacklog Road after employees reported a trespasser who refused to leave. When
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Treed by ‘coons, man nabbed after wreck
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man went to jail early Sunday morning after authorities found him perched in a tree 30 feet above the ground. The man claimed he had fled from raccoons, police said. Deputy Steven Putman of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to Delong Fannin Road around
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Daughter calls 911 after fatally shooting father in Prestonsburg
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — A man is dead and his 22-year-old daughter is behind bars accused of his murder, according to the Prestonsburg Police Department. Police said Summer Adkins, 22, of Prestonsburg, called 911 late Monday night and told dispatchers she had shot her father inside their home. When officers and emergency
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UPS run ends in DUI arrest
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT DAVELLA — A UPS truck veering into ditches and darting down the four-lane led to a DUI arrest May 7 in Davella. Police arrested 52-year-old Austin Woods of Hueysville on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Callers reported the UPS truck was “all over the road
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FEMA vehicle impounded in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office impounded a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) vehicle May 7 after a disaster recovery worker fled from police during a traffic stop. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd said he clocked the vehicle at 92 mph in a 55 mph zone along KY-645 near the
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Dispute turns dangerous with shots fired at Yellow Creek
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT YELLOW CREEK — What began as a domestic dispute turned dangerous when a 62-year-old Martin County man allegedly fired a gun at his wife, authorities said. Police arrested Thornton Eddie Goble of Yellow Creek on a felony charge of first-degree wanton endangerment shortly before 10:30 p.m. April 29, according to the Martin
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Louisa man found unconscious in car faces drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Louisa man was arrested Sunday afternoon after authorities found him unconscious in a vehicle on the side of New Route 3, according to Martin County officials. Ramey Green, 44, faces multiple drug-related charges, including public intoxication of a controlled substance (excludes alcohol), two counts of possession of
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Man in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at juvenile
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A 46-year-old Pilgrim man remains in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at a juvenile and threatening to shoot another, according to law enforcement officials. Dennis Scott faces charges of wanton endangerment involving the discharge of a firearm, along with two counts of terroristic threatening. Authorities say Scott fired
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EXCLUSIVE: Hooded intruder sparks widespread alarm in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A chilling disturbance along Meathouse Road in Pilgrim rattled the community before dawn Saturday morning. At around 4:30 a.m. an individual wearing a hood and wielding a 36-inch long “club” staggered up the steps and onto the porch of a 75-year-old resident’s home. The intruder was mumbling incoherently
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Kentucky man charged in case involving minor
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT ASHLAND — The Kentucky State Police arrested a Boyd County coach March 19 following a yearslong investigation into alleged child pornography, authorities said. Harlee Estepp, 28, of Grayson, faces charges in connection with incidents that investigators say occurred before his current employment as a track coach and assistant football coach at Ashland Blazer
