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Martin County grand jury indicts eight on felony charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned 10 indictments against eight individuals June 4. Charges range from sexual abuse and drug trafficking to burglary, bail jumping and flagrant nonsupport. James Hubert Lee Presley, 42, of Inez, was indicted on a charge of flagrant nonsupport, a Class D felony. The…
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Charlene Renay Carter, 35, of Pilgrim, was arrested June 9 on a warrant for contempt of court. David Joshua Brown, 40, of Lovely, was arrested June 9 in Paintsville on two indictment warrants charging him with fleeing or evading police…
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Local coach faces 30-count indictment alleging fraud, money laundering
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Tug Valley High School assistant basketball coach and local businessman faces a 30-count indictment alleging he diverted from a basketball fundraising account for personal purchases and other unauthorized transactions. A Mingo County grand jury indicted Robert Tyler Hodge, 38, of Marrowbone Creek, on May 29 on…
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Virginia man arrested in Inez
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Virginia man was arrested June 3 after Kentucky State Police stopped him for speeding on KY 645 in Inez. William Anthony Cockrell, 25, of Wirtz, Virginia, was charged with speeding 15 mph over the limit, operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, failure to surrender a revoked operator’s…
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Kidnapping, attempted murder among Mingo County indictments
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County grand jury returned indictments against 51 individuals during sessions held May 19 and May 26. Charges include strangulation, sexual abuse by a parent or guardian, kidnapping, computer fraud, money laundering and drug-related offenses. May 19 Janet Renee Berry: possession of Schedule II controlled substance…
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Rape, sexual abuse cases among Pike County indictments
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A Pike County grand jury returned 55 indictments against 54 individuals during sessions held May 20 and June 2. Charges include rape, sexual abuse, assault, robbery, identity theft and numerous drug-related offenses. May 20 Travis Abbott, 34, of Gilbert, West Virginia, stands indicted on three counts of first-degree…
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Robert Moore, 50, of Tomahawk, went to jail May 31 after his arrest on Old Middle Fork Road in Inez. He faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, first, and operating an all-terrain vehicle on…
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Floyd County man charged in stabbing investigation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — A Floyd County man was arrested Monday after Kentucky State Police said he stabbed a woman multiple times at a residence in the Prestonsburg community. Troopers responded June 1 to a home on Right Fork Home Branch where they found Joy Jervis of Prestonsburg suffering from multiple stab wounds to…
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Driver accused of fleeing crash, leaving four juveniles behind
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MOUTHCARD — A Pike County man was arrested Monday after Kentucky State Police said he fled the scene of a crash, leaving four juveniles inside the wrecked vehicle. Troopers responded to South River Road in the Mouthcard community after receiving a 911 call reporting a single-vehicle collision. According to Kentucky State Police,…
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Johnson County grand jury returns 12 indictments: Jail contraband, pay lake violations among charges
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A West Virginia man accused of smuggling methamphetamine into the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center and a Johnson County pay lake operator facing numerous wildlife and licensing violations were among those indicted by the Johnson County grand jury during its May 15 session. Cecil Diamond, 45, of Williamson,…
