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Martin County grand jury indicts local man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury issued an indictment Thursday against Anthony Michael Jude, 47, of Pilgrim, on several criminal charges. The indictment comes after Jude’s arrest Jan. 31, allegedly in possession of a firearm despite a prior felony conviction. Jude faces charges of possession of a handgun by…
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U.S. Marshals capture wanted man in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — United States Marshals and Martin County Sheriff John Kirk captured a man wanted in Ohio on felony warrants, then busted him for possession of methamphetamine Thursday afternoon in Inez. Law enforcement located and executed fugitive warrants on 39-year-old David Lee Perkins of Circleville, Ohio, at about 2:30…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Carmel Stacy, 43, of Debord, was arrested Sunday on Crum Branch in Debord on a bench warrant for court. Deputy J.C. Kirk made the arrest. Roy K. Goble, 48, of Lovely, was arrested Saturday on Riverfront Road in Lovely on a bench warrant…
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Two cited for criminal littering
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office issued citations for criminal littering to two residents, one for burning garbage and another for throwing a cigarette butt on the ground. Mary Eliza Mullins of Tomahawk was cited Thursday after Deputy John C. Kirk, responding to a strong odor emanating from an outside fire,…
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Perry County Commonwealth Attorney arrested on federal charges
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LONDON, Ky. — Commonwealth’s Attorney for Perry County, 51-year-old Scott Blair of Hazard, went to jail Friday after the unveiling of a federal criminal complaint accusing him of honest services wire fraud. The criminal complaint alleges that from April 2020 to March 2024, Blair used his position to assist various individuals facing…
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Man arrested for spray-painting Inez motel ‘in the name of love’
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man arrested Saturday in connection with vandalism at the Brookshire Inn in Inez told police officers that he acted “in the name of love.” Kentucky State Police Post 9 troopers responded to a distress call around 12:30 a.m. The caller reported an intoxicated individual trying to break…
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Two more accused guitar thieves arrested
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrested two additional suspects linked to a recent burglary and theft of two valuable guitars from a residence in Lovely. The burglary, which took place March 21 on Buck Branch Road, drew attention due to the items stolen and the method of the…
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Man arrested in fatal hit-skip crash involving former Martin County resident
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN AKRON, Ohio — U.S. Marshals arrested a man last week wanted in connection with a hit-skip crash that killed a former Martin County resident last month in Akron, Ohio. David Allen Farren, 23, of Akron, is behind bars on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and hit skip in connection with…
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Martin County man arrested in connection to guitar theft
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A local man was arrested after he was allegedly involved in a burglary caught on camera Thursday evening on Buck Branch Road in Lovely, where two valuable guitars were stolen. James Hackney, 41, of Lovely, was arrested Monday by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office on burglary and criminal mischief…
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Tomahawk man accepts plea in fatal 2022 crash on Old Route 3
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Tomahawk man has accepted a plea agreement for his role in a fatal crash that occurred in April 2022 on Old Route 3. Timothy Ramey II, 20, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide resulting in the death of 15-year-old Brenda Maynard of Inez. The tragic incident unfolded around 4:30 a.m.…
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