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Grand jury indicts seven in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned eight indictments against seven people Aug. 6, including charges involving burglary, fraudulent credit card use, fleeing police, methamphetamine possession and bail jumping. The indictments include: Rose Johnson, 54, of Inez, was indicted on one count of fraudulent use of a credit card…
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Former substitute teacher sentenced in student rape case
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A former Belfry Middle School substitute teacher was sentenced to two years in prison Aug. 5 after pleading guilty to third-degree rape involving a 15-year-old student. Hunter Plymale, 28, of Kimper, entered the guilty plea in June before Pike Circuit Judge Eddy Coleman in a case stemming from…
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Debord man faces formal charges for drugs dropped at government center
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Commonwealth’s attorney formally charged a Debord man with two drug offenses July 16 in Martin Circuit Court. An information filed in the case charges Joshua Scott, 39, with possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, drug unspecified, and possession of a controlled substance in the…
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Johnson County grand jury indicts nine
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Johnson County grand jury returned 11 indictments against nine people July 17. Charges ranged from burglary and witness tampering to bail jumping and assault on police officers. Brittany Elaine Ramey, 41, of Paintsville, was indicted on a charge of third-degree burglary-complicity. The grand jury alleges that May…
