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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…
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Bertha Jude, 46, of Kermit, West Virginia, was arrested Aug. 10 on Court Street in Inez on an indictment warrant charging her with third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief. Deputy David Adams served the warrant at 9:07 a.m. after Jude…
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Mingo County arrests
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court released these criminal complaints from various law enforcement agencies for the week of Aug. 2. Dominick T. Davidson, 30, of Akron, Ohio, and Ashley L. Rayburn, 44, of Matewan, were arrested by Deputies M. Tiller and J. May, with assistance from Gilbert PD officer…
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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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Martin, Johnson men arrested after KSP pursuit; suspected stolen AT&T line recovered
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A Martin County man and a Johnson County man were arrested Sunday after a Kentucky State Police pursuit ended with troopers disabling a pickup truck and finding suspected stolen AT&T communication line inside. Police identified the driver as Christopher Jordan Mollette, 38, of Martin County, and the passenger…
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Fatal driveway shooting leads to murder arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN THEALKA — A physical altercation erupted into gunfire Saturday on Main Camp Branch in Thealka, leaving a River man dead in a driveway and a West Van Lear man jailed on a murder charge, Kentucky State Police said. Kentucky State Police Post 9 responded to a residence on Main Camp…
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Inez woman arrested in stolen bank card case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez woman was arrested Thursday after law enforcement said surveillance video showed her using a Johnson County man’s bank card to make about $2,000 in unauthorized purchases. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy David Adams arrested Rose Ellen Johnson, 54, at her Route 3 residence at 8:20 a.m. on…
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Louisa woman jailed after allegedly striking, killing dog with her vehicle
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — A Lawrence County woman was arrested July 28 on warrants stemming from three separate incidents in Mingo County, including one in which she allegedly struck and killed a dog with her vehicle. Courtney Jo Cooper, 21, of Louisa, faces two felony charges and several misdemeanor charges arising…
