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Lawrence County grand jury returns indictments in drug, organized crime, sex abuse cases
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The Lawrence County grand jury returned 24 indictments March 12. Cases ranged from alleged child sex abuse and organized fraud at a Louisa bank to drug trafficking, burglary and assault. Teresa Blunt, 64, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, was indicted on possession of a controlled substance, first degree…
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Tomahawk man gets two-year prison sentence in stolen ATV case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Tomahawk man was sentenced March 19 in Martin Circuit Court to two years in prison for his role in a stolen ATV case dating back to 2023. Rush Fraley, 49, pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to receiving stolen property valued at $1,000 to $10,000/complicity, a Class D felony.…
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Lovely man draws six-year prison sentence in fentanyl case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man drew a six-year prison sentence March 19 in Martin Circuit Court after pleading guilty to a fentanyl trafficking charge. Henry Butcher, 27, of Lovely, received the sentence after pleading guilty Feb. 5, 2026, to first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (over 2 grams of…
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Mingo County arrests for week of March 15
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court clerk’s office released these arrests and criminal complaints from various law enforcement agencies. Bryandon Standridge, 41, of Matewan, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty. He was arrested by Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) Deputies J. May and M. Tiller. Riley George Burton,…
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Johnson County clinic owner convicted in illegal prescription scheme
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — A federal jury in Frankfort convicted Johnson County clinic owner Jeremy Bryson, 47, of Harrodsburg, on March 4 of unlawfully distributing controlled substances following an eight-day trial. After approximately two hours of deliberation, the jury found Bryson guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, six counts of…
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Tomahawk man sentenced to nearly nine years in federal fentanyl case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Tomahawk, Kentucky, man was sentenced March 2 to nearly nine years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. Kody D. Harless, 28, received a sentence of eight years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession with intent…
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Federal inmate charged in killing at USP Big Sandy
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN A federal inmate serving time at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy is facing a murder charge in the October 2024 killing of another prisoner. A grand jury in Ashland returned an indictment Feb. 26 charging Daviian Dwane Roberts, 35, of Midland, Texas, with the Oct. 15, 2024, killing of…
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Pike County grand jury indicts 12
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned 12 true bills Feb. 25. Charges ranged from rape and sodomy to illegal drugs and burglary. Nicky Bartley, 44, of Pikeville, was indicted on charges of tampering with evidence third degree, possession of a controlled substance, DUI first, possession of marijuana, all-terrain…
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Magoffin County grand jury indicts three
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — The Magoffin County grand jury returned indictments against three individuals Feb. 25. Charges include theft by deception and multiple drug-related offenses. Mary Collinsworth, 48, of Coon Creek in Salyersville, stands indicted on charges of aggravated trafficking in a controlled substance – greater than or equal to 28 grams…
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Williamson man faces felony meth charge in Kentucky
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Mingo County man is facing a felony drug charge after the Martin Circuit Court filed a case against him Feb. 27 under Kentucky’s Rocket Docket program. David L. Williamson, 64, of Williamson, West Virginia, stands accused of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, first…
