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Woman shot to death; husband arrested on first-degree murder charge
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DELBARTON, W.Va. — A man is in jail on a first-degree murder charge after police found his wife shot to death Friday morning at a home on Triton Lane near Delbarton. Mingo County Sheriff deputies were dispatched at approximately 11 a.m. after Mingo 911 received a call requesting a welfare
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Lawrence man jailed on 63 counts of sex crimes against minors and an animal
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — A Lawrence man is behind bars facing 63 felony counts that stem from allegations of sex crimes involving minors and an animal, according to the Kentucky State Police. Police arrested Christopher Alan Price, 26, of Louisa, March 12 following an undercover investigation by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch.
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Sheriff recovers stolen backhoe, truck and trailer in Beauty
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BEAUTY — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen backhoe, pickup truck and dump trailer Tuesday morning in Beauty. Sheriff John Kirk arrested David Joshua Brown, 40, of Lovely, on Big Elk Road on a charge of receiving stolen property valued at more than $10,000. Kirk said Brown was
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: David Joshua Brown, 40, of Lovely, was arrested March 10 on Big Elk Road in Beauty and charged with receiving stolen property valued at more than $10,000. Sheriff Kirk said he recovered a stolen Kubota backhoe, a stolen Ford pickup truck
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Louisa woman indicted for telecom infrastructure damage in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Louisa woman faces felony charges after a Martin County grand jury indicted her in connection with damage to telecommunications infrastructure in Pilgrim last fall. Kassandra Hamilton, 33, was indicted March 5 on charges of first-degree criminal mischief (tampering with key infrastructure assets) and trespass upon key infrastructure.
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Martin County grand jury indicts six: Firearm, drugs, cable vandalism, assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments March 5 against six individuals, including an Inez man accused of possessing a firearm despite prior felony convictions. Other charges involve drug possession, telecommunication infrastructure vandalism, assault of a police officer and bail jumping. Eric Crum, 42, of Inez, is facing
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Vehicle dangling over hillside leads to DUI arrest in Lovely
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Jeep Cherokee was left partially hanging over a hillside along Long Branch Road in Lovely on Feb. 28, leading Kentucky State Police to arrest the man authorities say had been driving it. John M. Stevens, 45, of Lovely, faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the
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Child neglect charges: Kids left in car while adults played poker machines
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Two Kermit residents face child neglect charges after deputies said they left two young children unattended in a vehicle while they played poker machines inside a Williamson establishment. David W. Compton and Lori A. Messer, both of Kermit, were arrested by Mingo County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. N. Mines and
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Mingo County Magistrate Court releases multiple arrest reports
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Mingo County Magistrate Court recently released several arrest reports. Ashley Hauser, 39, of Ransom, Kentucky, was charged with child neglect stemming from an incident in September 2025. The West Virginia State Police arrested her. In a separate case, Hauser, now reportedly living at Victoria Courts Apartments in Williamson, was
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Mingo man charged with sexual abuse of minor
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT DELBARTON, W.Va. — A Delbarton man has been arrested and jailed for what police said was sexual abuse of a minor. Justin Aaron Stepp, 37, was arrested March 2 in the Elk Creek area of Delbarton by the West Virginia State Police Williamson Detachment on a charge of sexual assault by a
