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Man nearly dies from stabbing giving a woman safe harbor
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man trying to give a woman safe harbor nearly lost his life Friday morning in a brutal stabbing by her ex-boyfriend on Riverfront Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said when officers arrived at the residence near the Martin and Pike County line, neighbors had already…
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Former county attorney, wife plead guilty to fraud
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Former Lawrence County Attorney Michael T. Hogan and his wife Joy Hogan, who served as his legal secretary, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud in U.S. District Court. Michael Hogan also pleaded guilty to federal program theft. The Hogans admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud by issuing “bonus”…
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Mollett sentenced to 10 years
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LONDON — A Tomahawk man will spend 10 years in prison on federal firearm charges. Mardy Mollett Jr., 52, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in London. Mollett was convicted in November 2021 on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two counts of possession…
