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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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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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Two Martin County men indicted on drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin Circuit Judge J. Kevin Holbrook issued indictments Thursday against two individuals for their involvement in methamphetamine possession and related offenses. Gabriel J. Cooper, a 29-year-old resident of Warfield, is facing a four-count indictment charging him with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, fleeing or evading police on…
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Inez man indicted for alleged sheriff assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — An Inez man arrested in January for allegedly assaulting Johnson County Sheriff Scott Hazlette is facing a formal indictment in connection to the incident. Casey Spence, 26, was indicted Jan. 26 in Johnson County on charges of third-degree criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, second-degree assault of a police…
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Martin County grand jury issues indictments against nine people
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury delivered indictments Thursday against nine individuals. Charges range from possession of controlled substances and firearm offenses to trafficking, cable theft and endangerment. David Brown, 38, of Pilgrim, stands accused of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and persistent felony offender in…
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Six of eight indictments in Martin County involve methamphetamine
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday against eight individuals for multiple crimes, with six of the eight indictments involving methamphetamine-related charges. Jeremy Jarvis, 25, of Inez, stands accused of third-degree burglary and second-degree persistent felony offender. The indictment alleges Jarvis, previously convicted of a felony, entered the…
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Five indicted in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury returned formal indictments Nov. 2 charging five individuals with crimes that range from child endangerment to firearms, drug possession and bail jumping. Ariel Carver, 26, of Warfield, stands accused of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (methamphetamine), possession of a…
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Martin County grand jury indictments include sex abuse, burglary, assault
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury convened Thursday and issued a slew of indictments against seven individuals. The charges range from first-degree sexual abuse to burglary, assault, terroristic threatening, illegal firearms possession and drug offenses. Nathan Blackburn, 38, of Warfield, stands accused of sexual abuse in the first degree of a…
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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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Martin County indictments span stolen property, drugs, firearms and forgery
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury handed up indictments Thursday targeting six individuals. The charges range from property theft and forgery to illegal drug possession and firearm offenses. Jonathan Mollett, 35, from Rockcastle Road, Louisa, stands accused of receiving stolen property valued under $10,000/complicity and being a persistent felony…