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Martin County man gets 12 years for firing gun during domestic dispute
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man will serve 12 years in prison after being sentenced June 18 in Martin Circuit Court on multiple wanton endangerment convictions and a separate felony DUI case. Martin Circuit Judge John Kevin Holbrook sentenced Thornton Eddie Goble, 63, of Yellow Creek Road, to a total…
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the cases June 18 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge John T. Chafin heard cases June 16 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Kassandra Hamilton (other hearing) — Criminal mischief, first degree, tamper key infrastructure assets; trespass on key infrastructure assets, first offense: Set for pretrial 7/16/26 at…
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases June 4 in Martin Circuit Court, while Judge John T. Chafin heard cases June 2 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Marsha Patrick Fletcher (change of plea-motion to dismiss) — Bail jumping, first degree: Sustained. Marsha Patrick Fletcher (change of plea-motion to dismiss) — Bail jumping, first…
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases May 21 in Martin Circuit Court. Meanwhile, Judge John T. Chafin heard cases May 19 in Martin District Court. Circuit Court Trevor Kelly Blackburn (change of plea) — 1. Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); 2. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; 3. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense…
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Inez man facing prison after pleading guilty to assault, intimidation, drugs
BY SADIE SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man is facing a prison sentence after pleading guilty May 7 to assault, attempted intimidation of a witness and drug charges. Joe Allen Evans, 52, of Inez, pleaded guilty in Martin Circuit Court to second-degree assault – domestic violence, attempted intimidating a participant in a…
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Martin County court dockets
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard cases May 7 in Martin Circuit Court. Meanwhile, Judge John T. Chafin heard cases May 5 in Martin District Court Circuit Court Thornton Eddie Goble (change of plea) — Five counts of wanton endangerment, first – discharge of firearm, amended to wanton endangerment, first: Pleaded guilty to all…
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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;…
