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Matewan man turns himself in after murder in Huntington
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A young Mingo County man is in jail following a shooting that left one person dead Friday night in Huntington. Deonte Joplin, 25, of Matewan, turned himself in to the West Virginia State Police Williamson detachment Saturday afternoon. Huntington Police detectives had obtained an arrest warrant for…
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Mount Vernon man arrested for Rockcastle County murder
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LIVINGSTON, Ky. — Kentucky State Police Post 11 in London arrested Clayton D. Cox, 49, of Mount Vernon, on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence in connection with a homicide investigation in Rockcastle County. KSP Detective Ryan Loudermilk arrested Cox Monday evening, according to an updated press release issued at…
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Man indicted for murder of state trooper
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The man accused in last summer’s ambush shooting death of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard faces a multi-count indictment. This came after a recent Mingo County grand jury convened at the courthouse in Williamson. Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Matewan, was indicted on charges of first-degree…
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Two arrested for murder of 5-year-old
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WURTLAND — Two people are in jail for the murder of a 5-year-old in Greenup County. Rachell Waddell, 36, and Christopher Stiltner, 38, were arrested Thursday at their residence on Oak Street in Wurtland for the June 17, 2023, murder of the child. Kentucky State Police Post 14 investigated the case. Earlier…
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Three shooting suspects face murder charges, KSP identifies victims
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SOUTH WILLIAMSON — Three suspects now face murder and attempted murder charges in a shooting incident in South Williamson Friday that left two men dead and a woman critically wounded. Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a residence on State Highway 292 W Friday, where they found three individuals with…
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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…
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Murder suspect dies after multi-state hunt and hostage situation in Ceredo gas station
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CEREDO, W.Va. — After a multi-state hunt that spanned the weekend, David Maynard, sought on a murder warrant out of Ironton, Ohio, met his end early Sunday morning in a hostage standoff at a Ceredo gas station. Maynard, 54, was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. after police officers fired shots…
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State police investigating murder in Pike County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PHELPS — A murder Friday morning is believed to have been between two cousins. Police say the shooting in Phelps in southern Pike County left one man dead and another in jail. Sterlin Justice, 19 years old, of Stopover, was arrested for murder and lodged in the Pike County Detention Center with…
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Third person arrested in Mingo murder
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department recently made a third arrest in connection with the March 31 murder of a Delbarton woman. Brittany Garlock, of Rockhouse Creek Road in Delbarton, was arrested May 23 in Charleston by the U.S. Marshal’s CUFFED Task Force on the charge of…
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Nephew arrested in murder of Mingo County woman
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN Chase Prater of Williamson was arrested Friday for the murder of his aunt. (MCSD photo) DELBARTON — Chase M. Prater, 27, of Williamson, was arrested Friday by Sgt. N. Mines and Detective R. Fitch for the first-degree murder of Teresa Harmon. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department’s arrest warrant says Prater…
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