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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Christopher Maynard, 43, of Lovely, was arrested Aug. 18 on Little Peter Cave Road in Lovely on a charge of alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense. Deputy B. Maynard responded to a disturbance complaint on Little…
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Man arrested after crashing vehicle into utility pole
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez man was arrested Aug. 14 after police allege he drove off Old Route 3, struck a utility pole and overturned a vehicle with his wife inside, then became aggressive and threatening at the hospital. Greg Daniel Fletcher, 42, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under…
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Mingo County crime report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court released these criminal cases during the week of Aug. 17. Amanda Williamson, 50, of Caney Fork Road, Kentucky, was charged with burglary. She allegedly broke into a home on Persinger Drive in the Fairview Addition area of Williamson on June 15. The owner, Truman…
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Suspected fentanyl, meth seized at Fitch Branch home
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Law enforcement seized suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine Friday evening while serving an out-of-state warrant at a residence in Inez. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and Deputy J.C. Kirk went to the Fitch Branch Road home of Kenneth Allen Rose, 34, to serve a warrant from Wayne County, West…
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KSP arrests Pikeville man after meth, fentanyl seizure
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Kentucky State Police arrested a Pikeville man Sunday after troopers said they found a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl and pressed fentanyl tablets during an ongoing drug investigation. Troopers with KSP Post 9’s Street Crimes Unit were attempting to locate William Cody West, 45, of Pikeville, on Aug.…
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Fletcher still sought after mistaken release from jail
Protection case surfaces Monday in neighboring county BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Authorities are still seeking Herbert Ray Fletcher after the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center mistakenly released him July 23. Meanwhile, a new case involving allegations of harassment and stalking has surfaced against him in neighboring Mingo County, West Virginia. Fletcher, 47,…
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Woman accused of attacking firefighters during Tug River rescue
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman allegedly struck firefighters who waded into the Tug River to rescue her after she escaped Kentucky State Police custody Aug. 15. Vicki Lynn Venturino, 35, was charged with four counts each of obstructing a firefighter and battery on a firefighter, along with obstructing an officer and…
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Pike grand jury indicts 15
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A Pike County grand jury indicted 15 people Aug. 11 on charges ranging from drug trafficking and criminal abuse to bail jumping, DUI and fleeing or evading. Donald Bain, 47, of Tazewell, Virginia, stands indicted on three counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. Adam K. Bentley,…
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Inez GED instructor accused of smuggling drugs into jail
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez woman who taught GED classes at the Greenup County Detention Center is accused of using a classroom book to pass inmates a Mother’s Day card containing 19 Suboxone strips, according to a criminal complaint filed in Greenup County District Court. Crystal Hazlett, 45, of Bill Hammond…
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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…
