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Mingo County man arrested for kidnapping, domestic assault
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN — A Mingo County man was arrested for allegedly hitting people with a metal pipe and using the weapon to hold his victims hostage. Nathan A. Jewell of North Matewan was arrested by the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department Sunday on several charges, including kidnapping. Cpl. M. Lendearo and Deputy…
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Man in custody after theft of funeral home truck and grave vault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man is in custody in West Virginia after police say he stole a truck containing a grave vault from the Callaham Funeral Home in Inez. The theft happened around 2:45 p.m. Saturday. According to Martin County Sheriff John Kirk, Deputy J.C. Kirk was paroling on KY-292 south…
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Michigan man arrested in Belfry while awaiting delivery of drugs
Suspect sat outside the residence for three days waiting on FedEx delivery BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — A Michigan man was taken into custody Feb. 1 at a residence near Belfry in Pike County after members of the elite Kentucky State Police Enforcement Special Investigations East unit were alerted to a package containing…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Betty Allen, 31, of Pilgrim, was arrested Monday at Family Dollar Store in Warfield on a bench warrant. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Jeremy Tyler Jude, 26, of Tomahawk, was arrested Sunday on Rockhouse Road, Tomahawk, for theft by unlawful taking…
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Martin County Court Docket
District Court INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Jan. 23 in Martin District Court. Joe Blackburn (arraignment) — Criminal littering: Bench warrant $500 cash. Dakota Blake Bryant (arraignment) — Operating motor vehicle under influence alcohol, first; menacing; resisting arrest: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 2/28/23 at 9 a.m. Regina D. Cline (arraignment)…
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Two arrested in Mingo County for drug trafficking
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GOODMAN — Elijah E. Hall of Williamson and Kyree D. Prather of Cincinnati were arrested by Sheriff Joe Smith and Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) deputies Friday in Goodman Hollow just outside Williamson city limits. Hall was arrested on charges of possession with intent to deliver (methamphetamine), possession with intent…
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York receives additional child pornography charges
New federal indictment opened Thursday BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A Beauty man already under federal indictment for producing and distributing child pornography is facing additional charges following the release of a new indictment Thursday in U.S. District Court in Pikeville. Donald York Jr., 69, was indicted by a federal grand jury in…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Lonnie Joe Robinson, 43, of Tomahawk, was arrested Saturday at Zip Zone in Lovely for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/substance, drug paraphernalia buy/possession, no/expired registration plates and prescription controlled substance not in original container. Sheriff Kirk responded to a…
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Former Mingo sheriff candidate arrested on charges of soliciting a minor
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MONROE COUNTY, W.Va. — A former Gilbert, W.Va., resident who was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of sheriff in Mingo County has found himself on the wrong side of the law and is currently incarcerated in the Southern Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash bond. According to information provided…
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Former sheriff candidate arrested on soliciting a minor for sex charge
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MONROE COUNTY, W.Va. — A former Gilbert, W.Va., resident who was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of sheriff in Mingo County has found himself on the wrong side of the law and is currently incarcerated in the Southern Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash bond. According to information provided by…