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Sheriff arrests Maynard for water theft, criminal littering
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Lovely resident accused of stealing water from the Martin County Water Department was arrested on Friday after Sheriff John Kirk investigated the complaint and found proof of theft. Billy Ray Maynard, 64, of North Wolf Creek Rd., had a ‘cheater bar’ pipe where his water meter should have…
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Martin County Arrest Report
BY CITIZEN STAFF INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Jordan Stacy, 27, of Lovely, was arrested Monday in Warfield for public intoxication and drug paraphernalia buy/possession. Deputy Chris Kidd reported that Stacy was walking on the white line in a curve on Riverfront Road, appeared to be under the…
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Copper theft causes widespread phone outages
Five men arrested for stealing AT&T lines BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police arrested five men in connection with a string of copper thefts that has caused widespread telephone outages in Martin County. The five men are Julian Preece, aka Alex Adkins, 23, of Inez; Zachary Dials, 30, of Warfield; Cody Gullett, 21, of…
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Pike County man convicted in fentanyl overdose death at jail
PIKEVILLE — Following a three-day trial in Pike County, a federal jury convicted a man Friday of smuggling fentanyl into the Pike County Detention Center and causing the death of another individual in the facility. The jury deliberated about three hours before announcing the verdict finding Justin Bryant, 38, of Shelbiana, guilty of distributing fentanyl…
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Inez man killed in Columbus shooting
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Inez man lost his life over the weekend in a shooting in the South Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Gavin Osborne, 21, was pronounced dead at 1:02 a.m. Sunday by Columbus medics. The Columbus Dispatch reported that police responded to a shooting in the 1200 block…
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Former Lawrence County Attorney and wife sentenced to federal prison
FRANKFORT — Former Lawrence County Attorney Michael T. Hogan and his wife and legal secretary Joy M. Hogan were sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for wire fraud and federal program theft. Michael Hogan was sentenced to 42 months and Joy Hogan was sentenced to 12 months and one day by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van…
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Former Huntington airport official sentenced for theft of federal funds
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A former Huntington Tri-State Airport finance director was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison for theft of federal funds. The prison sentence for Melissa Sue Hall, 46, of South Point, Ohio, will be followed by three years of supervised release, with the first five months on home detention with electronic monitoring.…
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Convicted sex offender sentenced to more than 11 years for possession of child pornography
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia man was sentenced Monday to 11 years and two months in prison for possession of child pornography and violation of supervised release. The sentence for James Gipson, 59, will be followed by a lifetime on supervised released According to court records, on April 25, 2020, Gipson was living in a Charleston homeless facility…
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Former girls basketball coach arrested on rape, sexual abuse and sodomy charges
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A former teacher and girls basketball coach is facing rape, sexual abuse and sodomy charges. Darrin Rice, 54, of Wittensville, was arrested Sept. 21 by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department following his indictment by a Johnson County grand jury. The indictment charges Rice with third-degree rape, first-degree sexual…
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Man arrested for murder in Pikeville shooting
PIKEVILLE — A Pikeville man was arrested for murder Monday evening following a shooting on Caney Drive in Pikeville. The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a 911 at 6:42 p.m. regarding the shooting. Investigators responded to the residence and discovered a male had been shot. The initial investigation indicates an altercation between Monroe Jackson, 56, of…
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