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Pike traffic stop triggers meth bust in Williamson
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A traffic stop in Pikeville on July 28 led to a methamphetamine bust at a Williamson residence, where authorities seized approximately 3 pounds of the drug and $19,357 in cash. Pikeville Police officers stopped a GMC Sierra on U.S. 119 after observing it traveling above the speed limit…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Johnna C. Perdue, 20, was arrested July 28 on charges of probation violation (for a felony offense), criminal mischief in the first degree, leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid or assistance and persistent felony offender. Deputy David Adams made the…
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Pike County grand jury indicts 16: Drug, robbery, strangulation
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A Pike County grand jury indicted 16 people July 22 on charges ranging from drug possession and impaired driving to robbery, strangulation and eavesdropping. Patrick Adkins, 36, of Belfry, was indicted on charges of receiving stolen property, second-degree fleeing or evading police and first-degree persistent felony offender. Earl…
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Mingo County arrests
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Seventeen people were arrested or named in criminal complaints recently in Mingo County, with charges ranging from traffic and probation violations to malicious wounding and felony fleeing. Records from the Mingo County Magistrate Court clerk’s office and the Southwestern Regional Jail show the following: Cameron Jax Brinager, 20, was…
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Inez man charged after EMS threat
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — An Inez man was arrested July 20 after allegedly becoming combative and threatening emergency medical personnel. Michael D. Dalton, 26, was charged with third-degree terroristic threatening and second-degree disorderly conduct. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk responded to an East Main Street residence after receiving a report that Dalton was fighting.…
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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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Troopers charge Lovely man with DUI
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Lovely man was arrested July 11 after police responding to a reported fight said he admitted drinking before driving. Christopher Arthur Scott, 20, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle. Kentucky State…
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Man allegedly threatened to shoot firefighters in Williamson
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A potentially volatile situation was avoided at the Williamson Fire Department (WFD) when an man allegedly threatened to shoot personnel at the emergency services building and then turn the gun on himself. Israel Nicholas Varney, 33, of Williamson, was charged with terroristic threatening, being a prohibited person…
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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…
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Grand jury indicts six in theft, drug and fraud cases
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted six people July 16 in cases involving alleged stolen merchandise, methamphetamine trafficking, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and fabricated UTV theft. Ruby M. Chaffins, 51, of Inez, was indicted on charges of complicity to receiving stolen property valued at…
