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Indictments in Martin County: Drug trafficking, assault and fleeing the law lead charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — In a busy day for the criminal court system, a Martin County grand jury rolled out a fresh batch of indictments Thursday while the Circuit Court followed suit with several criminal informations—charges that skip the grand jury and come straight from the prosecutor. Thirteen people now face an…
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Martin County grand jury returns 19 indictments
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned 19 indictments against 14 individuals Aug. 1. Charges range from wanton endangerment and terroristic threatening to assault, firearms and drugs. William Preece, 58, of Inez, faces multiple charges, including first-degree wanton endangerment, trafficking in marijuana, first-offense DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless…
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Martin County grand jury indicts suspects linked to Buck Branch burglary and guitar theft; four others
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury issued indictments Thursday against seven individuals, including three suspects linked to a recent burglary and theft of two valuable guitars from a residence in Lovely. Garland Mills, 50, of Pilgrim, stands accused of burglary in the second degree/complicity and criminal mischief in the…
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Martin County grand jury indicts seven
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury targeted seven individuals in 10 true bills Thursday. The charges range from first-degree burglary and assault by means of a deadly weapon to credit card theft and bail jumping. Dennis Allen Maynard, 38, of Little Peter Cave Road, Lovely, faces charges in two…
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Mingo County indictment charges range from murder to drugs
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County grand jury returned 28 true bills against 26 individuals Sept. 28. Charges ranged from murder to grand larceny and drugs. Alex Dwayne Likens, 37, of Ragland, stands indicted for first-degree murder and being a person prohibited to be in possession of a firearm. Likens…
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Theft highlights Martin County grand jury indictments
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Theft highlighted Martin County grand jury indictments May 4. The grand jury indicted the following six individuals: Jeremy Maynard, 40, of Lovely, was indicted for second-degree escape. The indictment states Maynard escaped custody of the Martin County Jailer while being transported from Big Sandy Regional Detention Center to…
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Grand jury indicts three
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Three people were indicted on drug-related charges Monday by a Martin County grand jury. Henry McCoy, 44, of Inez, was indicted on first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and first-degree possession of a controlled substance (unspecified). The jury accuses McCoy of committing the crimes Oct. 5. Shane Ward, 23,…
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Two indicted on meth charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury indicted two individuals Thursday on methamphetamine charges. Matthew Blevins, 37, of Warfield, was indicted on first-degree possession of a controlled substance. The indictment accuses Blevins of being in possession meth Aug. 4. If convicted, he faces 1-3 years in prison and a fine…
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Martin County grand jury indictments
Federal prison employee indicted for alleged sexual abuse of co-worker BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury has charged a Federal Bureau of Prisons employee with sexual abuse of a co-worker. The grand jury returned the indictment Friday along with three other true bills. Lance Reynolds, 41, an employee of…