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Police arrest man in March murder case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Police on Monday arrested a Pike County man on a murder charge in the death of Brent Wooten, whose body was found along a rural road in March. Brandon Blackburn, 44, was booked into the Pike County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted
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Martin County grand jury indicts eight: Drugs, endangerment, assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury Thursday handed up indictments against eight people. Charges include drug possession, wanton endangerment, bail jumping and assault. Danny Mollett, 47, of Inez, stands accused of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (methamphetamine), tampering with physical evidence, possession/use of drug paraphernalia
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UPS package theft leads to arrest in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Surveillance footage showing a woman stealing UPS packages from the top of a drop box outside a hardware store in Inez led to the arrest of a 54-year-old woman Friday, authorities said. Evans Hardware manager Mike Sweeney posted a video of the most recent theft to Facebook on
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Local man allegedly beats woman, threatens ‘her and the baby’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A Warfield man landed in jail Saturday after deputies said he beat a female and threatened to kill “her and the baby” — even though the woman told police she cannot get pregnant and has never been pregnant by him. Deputy Jameson Wall of the Martin County Sheriff’s
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Homer Evans, 68, of Lovely, was arrested Monday on Riverfront Road in Lovely on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Steven Putman served the warrant at 7:58 p.m. Kristopher Daniel Moore, 18, of Warfield, was arrested Sunday at Dempsey Housing for fourth-degree assault
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Scottie McKenzie, 53, of Wittensville, was arrested Monday on Route 3 in Inez for possession of a controlled substance first degree (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance first degree (drug unspecified), trafficking marijuana 8 ounces to 5 pounds, possession of controlled substance first
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Woman allegedly tried to run over social workers
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she threatened state social workers and tried to ram their vehicle. Police arrested Garnet Scott, 36, of Lovely, on Aug. 20 on North Wolf Creek in Lovely on charges of first-degree wanton endangerment and third-degree terroristic threatening. According to
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Former Paintsville police officer indicted on five felony counts
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — A Johnson County grand jury has indicted a former Paintsville police officer on felony and misdemeanor charges after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the indictments Thursday. The former officer, James Bradley, 37, of Paintsville, faces two counts of third-degree assault, five
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Brian Howell, 46, of Inez, was arrested Monday on Route 645 in Inez on an indictment warrant charging him with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia – buy/possession. Deputy Steven
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Trooper fatally shoots Virginia man after standoff in Floyd County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HAROLD — A Kentucky state trooper fatally shot a man from Virginia on Monday morning after a tense two-hour standoff outside a business in Floyd County, according to the Kentucky State Police. Authorities identified the man as Henry Foster, 33, of Raven, Virginia. State police said KSP Post 9 in Pikeville was
