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Manhunt continues for murder suspect
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN AUXIER — Kentucky State Police are searching for a Floyd County man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting Friday afternoon near the Auxier bridge. Police said Saturday afternoon the search continues for 67-year-old Larry Johnson of Prestonsburg, who is accused of fatally shooting 48-year-old Steven Adkins, also of Prestonsburg.
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Search underway following chilling home invasion in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police are searching for a man who broke into the home of an elderly couple while they slept early Tuesday morning on Coldwater Road in Inez. According to Chief Deputy Chris Kidd of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the couple’s daughter reported the home invasion after the fact,
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Manhunt underway after fatal fight; suspect ‘armed and dangerous’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MCDOWELL — Authorities are actively searching for “an armed and dangerous” man following a deadly fight Sunday night in McDowell. Kentucky State Police Post 9 was dispatched Sunday to a residence on Kentucky Route 680 where police found one man deceased. The preliminary investigation revealed a physical altercation occurred just
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UPDATE: Kentucky State Police dispels rumors, seeks public’s help tracing accused murderer’s last movements
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ASHLAND — Rumors continue to surface about events leading up to a police shootout that ended accused murderer David Maynard’s life Sunday morning in Ceredo, West Virginia. Trooper Shane Goodall with the Kentucky State Police Post 14 Ashland put some speculation to rest Sunday evening while raising a concern for which
