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Lovely man jailed for assault involving pregnant woman
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A man remains in jail after authorities say he assaulted two women, one of whom was pregnant, during a domestic incident Monday in Lovely. Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd arrested Kendrick Sartin, 18, of Lovely, for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) causing minor injury, after responding to
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‘I don’t miss a shot’: Inez woman threatens to kill deputy and sheriff
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez woman’s Friday ended in handcuffs and a fresh felony charge after authorities say she threatened to kill a deputy and the sheriff. Martin County Deputy Steven Putman arrested 35-year-old Angeleah Maynard at around 8 p.m. on Blacklog Road on an indictment from Lawrence County for theft
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Knife-wielding Lovely man threatens to kill parents, fights deputies in violent standoff
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man went to jail Sunday night after allegedly threatening to kill his parents and launching into a violent, knife-wielding standoff with law enforcement. Deputies responded to a residence on Little Peter Cave Road in Lovely just before 8:30 p.m. At the scene, officers found Christopher
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Local man jailed after threatening to kill neighbor and dogs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A heated neighborhood dispute fueled by alcohol landed an Inez man in jail July 1. Authorities say the man threatened to kill a neighbor and his dogs, claiming the animals had killed his chickens. Martin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Peter Cave Road in Inez after a report
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Pan-wielding intruder jailed
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A woman landed behind bars Monday after allegedly barging into a home and assaulting another woman with a kitchen pan. Authorities say 35-year-old Kayla Jude of Inez forced her way into the house on Cassius Moore Road around 12:30 p.m. Monday while the victim was in the shower.
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Deputies recover stolen ATV in Davella
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAVELLA — Martin County Sheriff’s deputies recovered a stolen ATV Saturday evening in Davella, arresting three Inez residents in connection with the theft. Law enforcement responded to a report from a woman who stated someone took her Honda 450 ATV without her permission. A short time later, they spotted a
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Traffic stop unravels in Warfield
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A straightforward traffic stop spiraled into shouted threats, footraces and a daring escape from a police cruiser June 11 at Warfield Park. Deputy Steven Putman of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office first stopped Gabriel Cooper, 31, of Thelma. The deputy was sitting at Warfield City Hall when Cooper cruised past
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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
