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Child abuse, assault charges lead Martin County grand jury indictments
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments May 7 in cases ranging from alleged child abuse and first-degree assault to a series of bail-jumping charges involving multiple defendants. Tiffany Taylor, 46, of Huntington, West Virginia, is facing one count of criminal abuse in the second degree – child
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Pike grand jury indicts 22
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned indictments against 22 individuals April 21, including several defendants facing drug, firearm and bail-jumping charges. Margaret Adkins, 67, of Pikeville, has been indicted on a single misdemeanor count of theft by unlawful taking (less than $300). Tina Adkins, 48, of Phelps, stands
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Johnson County grand jury indicts 11
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Johnson County grand jury returned indictments against 11 individuals April 17 on charges ranging from assault and drug trafficking to theft and weapons offenses. James Blevins, 33, of Paintsville, was indicted on one felony count of theft by unlawful taking over $1,000 (shoplifting). According to the indictment,
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Lawrence County grand jury indicts 14
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Fourteen people were indicted April 9 by the Lawrence County grand jury on charges that include major drug trafficking, assault, burglary, theft and incest. Jimmy Castle, 48, of Paintsville, was indicted on one count of second-degree assault. The charge stems from an alleged incident May 2, 2025. According
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Pike County grand jury indicts 16
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned indictments April 7 against 16 people on charges ranging from drug trafficking and DUI to stolen property, identity theft, weapons offenses and a first-degree sodomy count. Isaac Chapman, 28, of Shelbiana, was indicted on two counts of receiving stolen property and one
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Martin County grand jury returns indictments in meth, burglary, juvenile vape cases
BY V. LAUREL SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury returned indictments Thursday in cases involving alleged drug trafficking, storage-unit burglaries, bail jumping and the sale of marijuana products to a juvenile. Among the indictments were charges against two Inez residents accused of trafficking methamphetamine and Buprenorphine after police allegedly found 71.62
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Vape shop owners indicted for alleged THC sales involving minors
BY V. LAUREL SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury Thursday indicted two Inez women for allegedly selling marijuana vape products to minors. Linda Slone, 53, and Thelma Goforth, 54, each face charges of second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and first-degree wanton endangerment-complicity. The indictments allege that Jan. 8 and Jan.
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Pike County grand jury indicts 16
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned 16 true bills March 31. Charges ranged from drug trafficking and strangulation to assault, burglary and other felony offenses. Chester Akers, 38, of Jenkins, was indicted on one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance. Kamron Anderson, 26, of Pikeville, was
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Lawrence County grand jury returns indictments in drug, organized crime, sex abuse cases
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The Lawrence County grand jury returned 24 indictments March 12. Cases ranged from alleged child sex abuse and organized fraud at a Louisa bank to drug trafficking, burglary and assault. Teresa Blunt, 64, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, was indicted on possession of a controlled substance, first degree
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Pike County grand jury indicts 11
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned indictments against 11 individuals March 10. Charges range from drug possession and bail jumping to theft, fleeing police and assault, with two defendants facing multiple separate indictments. Kaylee Damron, 32, of Pikeville — theft by unlawful taking (felony). Michael Damron, 35, of
