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King in jail on rape
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A man wanted in Lawrence County on charges of first-degree rape and unlawful transaction with a minor is behind bars after his arrest late Friday night in Martin County. John D. King, 32, of Louisa, was arrested on Trace Ridge in Tomahawk at 11 p.m. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy…
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Nephew arrested in murder of Mingo County woman
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN DELBARTON — Chase M. Prater, 27, of Williamson, was arrested Friday by Sgt. N. Mines and Detective R. Fitch for the first-degree murder of Teresa Harmon. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department’s arrest warrant says Prater willfully, deliberately and by premeditation shot and killed his aunt Teresa Harmon at her residence…
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Vandals hit Warfield Park
Officials asking for tips BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Vandals targeted Warfield Park again over the weekend, and officials are asking the community to help end the vandalism. “We are asking for tips,” said District 5 Constable Mitchell Bowen. “Any tips will remain anonymous.” Vandals broke the flagpole, stole the flag, and took down…
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Alleged burglar jailed
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An alleged burglar was jailed after targeting an Inez home. Leslie Maynard, 43, of Inez, was arrested Tuesday on burglary, public intoxication of a controlled substance, criminal trespassing and menacing charges. According to Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Lauren O’Bryan, Maynard’s arrest stems from an incident April 9 at Jaryd Crum’s…
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Mingo woman murdered
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN DELBARTON – A Mingo County, W.Va. woman died the morning of March 31 in a shooting near Delbarton, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department. Teresa Harmon died in the shooting at her home, which was reported around 7 a.m., the report said. Police investigators say Harmon was shot in…
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Jackson indicted for shooting up Riverside Apartments
Grand jury indicts six others BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Warfield man arrested last month for allegedly firing a gun multiple times in the Riverside Apartments complex was indicted Friday in Martin County. Jonathan Jackson, 34, was indicted on wanton endangerment in the first degree and disorderly conduct in the second degree. The…
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Man nearly dies from stabbing giving a woman safe harbor
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man trying to give a woman safe harbor nearly lost his life Friday morning in a brutal stabbing by her ex-boyfriend on Riverfront Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said when officers arrived at the residence near the Martin and Pike County line, neighbors had already…
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Former county attorney, wife plead guilty to fraud
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Former Lawrence County Attorney Michael T. Hogan and his wife Joy Hogan, who served as his legal secretary, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud in U.S. District Court. Michael Hogan also pleaded guilty to federal program theft. The Hogans admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud by issuing “bonus”…
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Mollett sentenced to 10 years
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LONDON — A Tomahawk man will spend 10 years in prison on federal firearm charges. Mardy Mollett Jr., 52, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in London. Mollett was convicted in November 2021 on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two counts of possession…