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BREAKING NEWS: Martin County man arrested for first-degree rape
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — One man is behind bars charged with a first-degree rape that occurred Tuesday in Inez. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Chief Deputy Chris Kidd responded to a call from Horn’s BP on Route 645 reporting a woman had been raped. The victim reported she was forcibly…
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New deputy joins sheriff’s office in fight against rising crime
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed a new deputy to its ranks. Deputy Chris Sesco, a 27-year-old Inez native and father of one, officially began his job Oct. 1, 2023. Sesco’s appointment comes at a critical time for the department, which is facing a resurgence of drug-related…
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Bardstown teen arrested on federal prison property with suspicious items; motive unclear
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — Police arrested a Bardstown teen Friday for criminal trespassing at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord. Marcus Durbin, 19, was nearly 200 miles from his Nelson County home when he entered the federal property equipped with a ski mask, hand restraints and a lock-blade folding knife.…
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Police find trove of illegal drugs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez resident found himself in police custody Thursday after a traffic stop escalated into multiple drug trafficking charges. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk stopped Haskell Mills, 42, for failing to use a turn signal on Route 645 in Inez. During the traffic stop, sheriff’s deputies deployed a…
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Man charged with imprisoning girlfriend
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Authorities with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for imprisoning a woman against her will. On May 31, Sheriff John Kirk sent Chief Deputy Chris Kidd to the residence of 36-year-old Justin Marcum on Fitch Branch Road in Inez to do a welfare check. The deputy discovered…
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Holbrook is new deputy in town
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — There is a new certified sheriff’s deputy in Martin County. Deputy Jonathan Holbrook officially started work Monday for Sheriff John Kirk’s office. Holbrook, 33, of Paintsville, previously worked 10 years for the Paintsville Police Department. “I came over and talked with them, and it just seems like a fit…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Rachel Salisbury, 38, of Prestonsburg, was arrested May 16 in Inez on a bench warrant. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd served the warrant. Angelo Jordan, 30, of Tomahawk, was arrested Tuesday on Trace Fork on a fugitive from another state warrant. Deputy Jonathan Holbrook…
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Sheriff to get additional deputies
County announces new program for opioid settlement funds BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk will get two to three additional deputies thanks to a new program the county is launching with opioid settlement funds. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty, Sheriff Kirk and Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps made a joint announcement…
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Sheriff’s office honors fallen officers
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Each December and throughout the first week of the new year, Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and his staff decorate a wall in the sheriff’s office dedicated to law enforcement who made the ultimate sacrifice during the preceding 12 months. The wall honors seven fallen officers in Kentucky in…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests. Leslie Maynard, 43, of Inez, was arrested Monday at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on an indictment warrant for first-degree criminal mischief. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd served the warrant. Cody Gullett, 21, of Pilgrim, was arrested Monday in Inez on an indictment…