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DEA busts Pikeville psychiatrist
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — DEA officers descended Thursday on the Coal Run residence of Dr. Jason N. Stamper and discovered multiple bags of heroin, methamphetamine, a large quantity of the attention deficit disorder drug Vyvanse and drug paraphernalia, including scales and pipes. Stamper, 51, a well-known psychiatrist, was at his office on Hambley Boulevard at…
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Grinch burglarizes Inez home, steals presents from under tree
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A single mother of three is heartbroken after a burglar broke into her home on Coldwater Road and stole every present under the Christmas tree and other items. “This is like taking a page from the Grinch movie, only I don’t expect the thief to have a change of…
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Inez man charged again in copper theft
“Your luck will eventually run out and you’ll receive a knock on the door.” –Sheriff John Kirk BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — One of five men arrested last month for cutting phone lines and selling the copper found himself on the wrong side of the law again after a 55-gallon drum containing copper lines…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Curt Spence, 34, was arrested Tuesday on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Ronnie Mills, 49, of Inez, was arrested Monday for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance. Julian Alex Preece, 23, of…
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Boyd County man sentenced to life for violent kidnapping
ASHLAND — A Catlettsburg man was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday before U.S. District Judge David Bunning following his conviction for a violent kidnapping. According to a U.S. Attorney’s press release, in his guilty plea agreement, Jonathan Lee Smithers, 41, admitted that on May 1 he physically abused a woman with whom he…
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Man who shot neighbor sentenced to five years
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man who shot his neighbor following an argument on the CB radio a year ago was sentenced Friday in Martin Circuit Court to five years in prison. Noah Bowen Jr., 67, of Inez, pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to second-degree assault. Bowen was initially charged with first-degree assault Nov.…
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Traffic stop turns into meth bust
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A police traffic stop turned into a meth bust Saturday in Warfield. Martin County Sheriff’s deputy David Adams pulled over a car for an inadequate muffler at about 10:30 p.m. and arrested the driver for a bench warrant and driving on a DUI-suspended license. When Frankie L. Maynard, 46,…
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Lovely man caught twice in eight days in theft, burning of phone line
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Lovely resident who was arrested recently for theft of phone cable was cited eight days later for violating air pollution standards when police found him burning phone line at his home on North Wolf Creek Road. Taylor G. Howell, 24, was initially arrested Nov. 17 by Martin County…
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Inez man arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman with a gun
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez man went to jail after allegedly assaulting a woman with a handgun Nov. 23 on Turkey Creek Road. Dwayne Crum, 20, of Inez, was arrested for second-degree assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and fleeing or evading police. Martin County Deputy Chris Kidd was…
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Mingo man facing attempted murder
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after he allegedly purposely crashed his vehicle into a female’s car, causing extensive damage and injuries. According to Mingo County Sheriff Joe Smith, Tyler May, 31, of Meador, was involved in what was first believed to be…
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