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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases April 16 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases April 14 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Marsha Patrick Fletcher (change of plea) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $1,000-$10,000: Pleaded guilty, five-year sentence. Probation unsupervised for five years on the
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Martin County court docket
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases April 2 in Martin Circuit Court: John Slone (other hearing) — Set for pretrial 5/7/26 at 11 a.m. John Slone (other hearing) — Set for pretrial 5/7/26 at 11 a.m. John Slone (other hearing) — Set for pretrial 5/7/26 at 11 a.m. John Slone (arraignment)
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Tomahawk man gets two-year prison sentence in stolen ATV case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Tomahawk man was sentenced March 19 in Martin Circuit Court to two years in prison for his role in a stolen ATV case dating back to 2023. Rush Fraley, 49, pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to receiving stolen property valued at $1,000 to $10,000/complicity, a Class D felony.
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases March 19 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases March 17 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Jerry Thomas Spence (change of plea) — 1. Fleeing/evading police, first; 2. Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drug, first offense; 3. All-terrain vehicle violations;
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases March 5 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases March 3 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court James Crabtree (status hearing) — Reset 5/7/26 at 10 a.m. David Joshua Brown (change of plea) — 1. Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot), amended
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases Feb. 19 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases Feb. 17 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Charlene Carter (change of plea) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense; 2. Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): 1. Pleaded guilty, two
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases Feb. 5 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge Brett Butcher heard cases Feb. 3 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Henry Butcher (change of plea) — Trafficking in controlled substance, first offense (carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives): Pleaded guilty, six years, defendant shall forfeit any monies/firearms/vehicles seized as
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Thompson sentenced to three years in funeral home truck theft
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man will spend three years in prison following sentencing Thursday by Martin Circuit Judge John Kevin Holbrook in Inez. Marcus Thompson, 27, of Ulysses, was sentenced on a single count of theft by unlawful taking (greater than $10,000) after pleading guilty. According to court records, the sentence
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Man already serving 17 years for violent crimes sentenced again
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Warfield man received additional prison sentences Thursday for violence-related crimes, with the new terms folded into a 17-year sentence he is already serving for domestic-violence-related offenses across Martin and Lawrence counties. Martin Circuit Judge John Kevin Holbrook sentenced Jimmy Dale Maynard, 45, to one year each for
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Porter gets 11 years in prison for violence-related crimes
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Circuit Judge Kevin Holbrook sentenced a local man to 11 years in prison Thursday in Inez for violence-related crimes. Samuel Porter, 30, of Debord, was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and one count of third-degree terroristic threatening. The judge gave
