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Federal inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A federal prisoner in Welch, W.Va., pleaded guilty Monday to possession of a weapon. Alex Barrera, 26, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 5 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a…
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Police identify Paintsville shooting victims
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Kentucky State Police identified the three deceased victims of a shooting Friday in Paintsville as 56-year-old Paula Wells, 56-year-old Richard Morman and 36-year-old Myrtle Pack, all of Paintsville. The shooter, Ronnie Pack, 21 years old of Paintsville, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree wanton…
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Three dead in Paintsville shooting
Assailant shot in arm by KSP trooper BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Panic struck Friday morning in Paintsville as a shooter took three lives and fled the scene. Police responded to a reported shooting at 10:40 a.m. on Depot Street, near Broadway, where three people were pronounced dead by the Johnson County coroner. About an…
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Warfield man indicted for meth
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted a Warfield man Thursday for alleged methamphetamine possession. John Preston, 41, of Warfield, is charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance. Preston’s charges stem from his arrest May 24 on Halls Branch in Inez when a deputy responded to a call about him…
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Man arrested in string of burglaries
Mollette implicated in jewelry store crime BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A string of burglaries on Fitch Branch in Inez last week yielded the arrest of an Inez man. Justin Mollette, 33, of Inez, was arrested for third-degree burglary after turning himself in Tuesday morning at the Martin County Sheriff’s office. Sheriff John Kirk…
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Hackney extradited for felonies
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man indicted in Martin County in February 2021 was extradited to Kentucky last week to face felony drugs and firearms charges. Steve “Pete” Hackney, 60, was brought back to Kentucky Aug. 17 after serving a 13-month sentence in the Salem Correctional Facility in Industrial, W.Va., for a 2021…
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Two indicted on meth charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted two individuals Thursday on methamphetamine charges. Matthew Blevins, 37, of Warfield, was indicted on first-degree possession of a controlled substance. The indictment accuses Blevins of being in possession meth Aug. 4. If convicted, he faces 1-3 years in prison and a fine…
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Sheriff warns residents to be vigilant after string of burglaries
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk is warning residents to be vigilant after a recent string of burglaries in the county. “Folks, check your outbuildings and garages to see if you have tools or merchandise missing,” Kirk said Thursday in a Facebook post. “We have had a string of…
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Kentucky State Police troopers indicted for excessive force and cover-up
LONDON — Two Kentucky State Police troopers and a former trooper face charges after an FBI investigation into excessive force and a cover-up. A federal grand jury in London returned indictments against trooper Jeremy Elliotte, 28, former trooper Derrek Lovett, 30, and trooper Michael L. Howell, 32. Elliotte and Lovett are charged with depriving an arrestee…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Fred Thomas Daniels, 29, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday in Tomahawk on possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a DUI-suspended license, no insurance and no registration plates. Deputy Chris Kidd reported assisting Sheriff Kirk on a traffic stop on…
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