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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Ethan Cole Hensley, 22, of Pilgrim, was arrested Monday on Jeff Jude Road in Pilgrim on a warrant from Martin District Court. Randall Scott Bowen, 30, of Martha, was arrested Sunday on Route 40 in Warfield on an indictment warrant. Special Deputy J.C.…
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Martin County court dockets Nov. 4-7
Circuit Court INEZ — Judge Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Nov. 7 in Martin Circuit Court: Brianna Ellis (change of plea) — 1. Complicity/ possession of a controlled substance, first degree (fentanyl); 2. Complicity/ possession of a controlled substance/heroin, first offense: 1. One year; 2. One year. Sentences concurrent with each other and consecutive…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Jodie Jude, 30, of Inez, was arrested Monday on Gordon Maynard Road on a bench warrant. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Jamie Jude, 52, of Inez, was arrested Monday on Rockcastle Creek Road in Inez for operating on a suspended or…
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Man jailed after deputies find makeshift phone line recycling operation
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man went to jail Saturday after deputies uncovered what looked like a phone line recycling plant in his yard. Wendell Taylor Johnson, 25, of Inez, was arrested at 349 Johnson Drive, where Martin County Sheriff’s deputies initially showed up to serve a warrant on a…
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Martin County Arrest Report Oct. 23-29
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Rondal Lee Endicott, 50, of Inez, was arrested Monday on a bench warrant. Seth A. Hall, 27, and Shelby Rae Sizemore, 27, both of Debord, were arrested Monday at Blakemoor Flats Apartments on charges of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) causing minor injury. Deputy Bellamy responded…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Courtney Megan Mills, 28, of Inez, was arrested Saturday at Milo BP, Tomahawk, on a bench warrant. Special Deputy J.C. Kirk made the arrest. Vicky Venturino, 34, of Williamson, was arrested Saturday at the Miner’s Mart in Pilgrim for public intoxication-controlled substance (excludes…
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Search underway following chilling home invasion in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police are searching for a man who broke into the home of an elderly couple while they slept early Tuesday morning on Coldwater Road in Inez. According to Chief Deputy Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the couple’s daughter reported the home invasion after the fact,…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Brianna Ellis, 20, of Lexington, was arrested Tuesday for contempt of court. Andrew Vogeler, 45, of Sparta, was arrested Tuesday for contempt of court. Taylor Gordon Howell, 26, of Lovely, was arrested Monday at the mouth of Turkey Creek in Inez on two…
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Fort Gay traffic stop leads to arrest on meth and weapons charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FORT GAY, W.Va. — A traffic stop Monday evening in Fort Gay led to the arrest of a suspect on drug and weapons charges, Wayne County Sheriff Rick Thompson announced. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit had been patrolling the area when they decided to pull over a car.…
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Passenger busted with meth in shoe claims driver set him up
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Pilgrim man found himself in cuffs late Saturday night after being stopped at a traffic checkpoint near Kermit Bridge in Lovely. According to police, Deputy Justin Bellamy arrested Frankie L. Maynard, 48, for first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia around 11…