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McDowell man dies in Floyd County crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT EASTERN, Ky. — A 48-year-old McDowell man died Saturday after his vehicle left the roadway and overturned on Kentucky Route 680 in Floyd County. Christopher Smith was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo southbound on Route 680 in the Eastern community when the vehicle exited the roadway and overturned, according to Kentucky…
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Pikeville man dies in ATV crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A 74-year-old Pikeville man died Thursday after an ATV overturned on an off-road trail in Pike County. Billy Tackett was operating an ATV on a trail off Booker Fork when the vehicle went off the side of the trail and overturned, according to Kentucky State Police Post 9. KSP…
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Man arrested after crashing vehicle into utility pole
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez man was arrested Aug. 14 after police allege he drove off Old Route 3, struck a utility pole and overturned a vehicle with his wife inside, then became aggressive and threatening at the hospital. Greg Daniel Fletcher, 42, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under…
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Kansas woman accused of smuggling drugs into federal prison
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD, Ky. — A Wichita, Kansas, woman was arrested Aug. 22 after Kentucky State Police said she smuggled suspected THC wax into the federal prison in Debord and concealed it beneath food she gave to an inmate. Brenda Lemus, 26, was arrested on Federal Drive on charges of first-degree promoting…
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KSP arrests Pikeville man after meth, fentanyl seizure
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Kentucky State Police arrested a Pikeville man Sunday after troopers said they found a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl and pressed fentanyl tablets during an ongoing drug investigation. Troopers with KSP Post 9’s Street Crimes Unit were attempting to locate William Cody West, 45, of Pikeville, on Aug.…
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Authorities investigate death of 6-day-old infant in Martin County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Authorities are investigating the tragic death of a 6-day-old infant who was found unresponsive Saturday morning at a home in Martin County. Martin County Coroner Chris Todd said he was called to a residence on Little Laurel Creek Road in Inez at 7:15 a.m. He pronounced the infant dead at…
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Virginia man arrested in Inez
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A Virginia man was arrested June 3 after Kentucky State Police stopped him for speeding on KY 645 in Inez. William Anthony Cockrell, 25, of Wirtz, Virginia, was charged with speeding 15 mph over the limit, operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, failure to surrender a revoked operator’s…
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Floyd County man charged in stabbing investigation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — A Floyd County man was arrested Monday after Kentucky State Police said he stabbed a woman multiple times at a residence in the Prestonsburg community. Troopers responded June 1 to a home on Right Fork Home Branch where they found Joy Jervis of Prestonsburg suffering from multiple stab wounds to…
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Driver accused of fleeing crash, leaving four juveniles behind
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MOUTHCARD — A Pike County man was arrested Monday after Kentucky State Police said he fled the scene of a crash, leaving four juveniles inside the wrecked vehicle. Troopers responded to South River Road in the Mouthcard community after receiving a 911 call reporting a single-vehicle collision. According to Kentucky State Police,…
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Beauty woman charged after Evans Hill crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A 19-year-old Beauty woman faces multiple charges after Kentucky State Police responded May 13 to a collision on Evans Hill Road in Lovely. Trooper L. Layne arrested Hayden Gilman at 1:33 a.m. Charges include alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense, possession of an alcoholic…
