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Warfield school to lock gates after hours to stop vandalism
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — Warfield Elementary School will lock all school gates after hours in response to a rise in unauthorized activities on school property. School officials announced Monday on social media that the decision follows incidents of individuals dropping off animals, riding motorcycles on sidewalks and vandalizing school grounds. “Trespassing onto school property,
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Inez man pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CATLETTSBURG — An Inez man pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence in Boyd Circuit Court. Henry Birchfield, 60, appeared before Judge George Davis via videoconference from the Boyd County Detention Center. His attorney entered the plea on his behalf. Birchfield turned himself
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Lovely man jailed for assault involving pregnant woman
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A man remains in jail after authorities say he assaulted two women, one of whom was pregnant, during a domestic incident Monday in Lovely. Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd arrested Kendrick Sartin, 18, of Lovely, for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) causing minor injury, after responding to
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Kendrick Sartin, 18, of Lovely, was arrested Monday on KY-292 in Lovely on a charge of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), minor injury. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd responded to a residence on Route 292 around 2:45 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that Sartin had
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‘I don’t miss a shot’: Inez woman threatens to kill deputy and sheriff
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez woman’s Friday ended in handcuffs and a fresh felony charge after authorities say she threatened to kill a deputy and the sheriff. Martin County Deputy Steven Putman arrested 35-year-old Angeleah Maynard at around 8 p.m. on Blacklog Road on an indictment from Lawrence County for theft
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Clayton Hall, 22, of Louisa, was arrested Monday on a charge of operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license. Deputy Steven Putman made the arrest. Amanda Madonna Jarvis, 35, of Inez, was arrested Sunday on West Main Street in Inez on a
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Attempted home break-in leads to meth arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man tried to break into a home in Inez but ended up in jail Thursday morning after police say they caught him at the scene with meth in his pocket. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 8:32 a.m.
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Accused killer of West Virginia Trooper gets new trial date
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — There’s a new trial date in the case of a Mingo County man charged in the June 2023 shooting death of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Timothy Kennedy, 31, was scheduled to appear in Mingo County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a motions hearing ahead of his
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Fort Gay officials indicted for embezzlement
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FORT GAY, W.Va. — Two former elected officials from Fort Gay in Wayne County have been indicted for embezzlement. Former Fort Gay Mayor Joetta R. Hatfield and former Treasurer/Recorder Sheila K. Bowen were indicted by a Wayne County grand jury for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds, according
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Six indicted in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury handed down indictments Thursday against six individuals in cases ranging from fentanyl trafficking to promoting prison contraband. John Pack, 39, of Kermit, West Virginia, is facing multiple drug trafficking charges, including importing fentanyl/carfentanil, trafficking in the first degree (fentanyl), trafficking in a controlled
