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Vandals rip up field at Pigeon Roost Park
Resident calls for justice BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — The quiet of Pigeon Roost was shattered over the weekend. On Monday residents discovered the community park’s field ripped apart, the grass and dirt shredded by reckless drivers performing “donuts.” The destruction left locals frustrated and calling for accountability. “This is what we’ve got…
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Two arrested for alleged copper theft
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Law enforcement arrested two area men in the Buffalo Mountain area of Mingo County for allegedly stealing copper. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) reported that deputies responded to the area Nov. 6 after receiving reports of copper theft. Witnesses had photographed two men, later identified as…
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Rocket Docket: Three charged in drug cases
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin Circuit Judge J. Kevin Holbrook formally charged three individuals under the Rocket Docket program Thursday. Authorities accuse Anthony Muncy, aka “Two Gun Tony,” 60, of Lovely, of possessing methamphetamine and various schedule I, II or III controlled substances, namely Alprazolam, during a traffic stop Oct. 22. They…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Dylan Johnson, 27, of Bevinsville, was arrested Thursday on a bench warrant. John D. Perry, 74, of Lakeline, Ohio, was arrested Thursday on a bench warrant. Sheriff Kirk made the arrest. Lacy Scott, 57, of Lovely, was arrested Nov. 20 for possession of…
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Magoffin man pleads guilty to child sexual abuse material, sex crime against animal
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT SALYERSVILLE — Salyersville resident Kent Simpkins, 43, will face a decade behind bars following a guilty plea to multiple felonies involving child sexual abuse material and a sex crime against an animal, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced. The investigation of Simpkins began following a tip to the National Center for Missing and…
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Meth dealer gets decade behind bars
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LONDON, Ky. — A Johnson County man will spend the next 120 months in federal prison for an array of meth-related offenses. U.S. District Judge Robert Wier sentenced Gary Warick, 58, of Hagerhill, Kentucky, on Nov. 13 in London. The sentencing follows Warrick’s conviction of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more…
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Two face felony charges after unrestrained children hurt in crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man and woman face felony charges after a crash left two unrestrained children injured—one seriously—on Route 40 in Inez. Authorities say 37-year-old Justin Marcum of Inez was driving recklessly with the children in his Chevrolet truck. The children’s grandmother, 58-year-old Dotty Fletcher of Inez, was…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Rita Lynn Maynard, 53, of Lovely, found herself in handcuffs Saturday in Warfield, facing charges of drug paraphernalia possession and endangering the welfare of a minor. Special Deputy J.C. Kirk said the stop occurred after Maynard’s vehicle repeatedly drifted out of her lane.…
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Martin County court docket for 11/12/2024
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases Nov. 12 in Martin District Court: Wesley Borders (arraignment) — Driving on DUI-suspended license, first offense: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 2/4/25 at 10 a.m. Johnny M. Carter (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Preliminary hearing 12/10/24 at 11 a.m. Jimmy…
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Debord shooter to serve 365 days home incarceration
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A man was sentenced Thursday to five years each on four counts of wanton endangerment for firing bullets into Debord residences with occupants inside in August 2023. The midnight shooting took place on Sandlick Road when Joseph L. Stevens of Lovely arrived at the home of his girlfriend’s…
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