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Floyd County man charged with murder
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FLOYD COUNTY — Kentucky State Police have arrested a Floyd County man in connection with the death of a Beaver woman discovered last week, authorities said Monday. Troopers took Joshua Gayheart, 35, of Beaver, into custody following ongoing investigative work, according to KSP Post 9. He is charged with murder
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Police arrest man in March murder case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Police on Monday arrested a Pike County man on a murder charge in the death of Brent Wooten, whose body was found along a rural road in March. Brandon Blackburn, 44, was booked into the Pike County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted
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Daughter calls 911 after fatally shooting father in Prestonsburg
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — A man is dead and his 22-year-old daughter is behind bars accused of his murder, according to the Prestonsburg Police Department. Police said Summer Adkins, 22, of Prestonsburg, called 911 late Monday night and told dispatchers she had shot her father inside their home. When officers and emergency
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Man arrested for Auxier bridge murder
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN AUXIER — A man sought in connection with a fatal shooting in Floyd County is behind bars on a charge of murder after his arrest Saturday night, authorities said. The man, Larry Johnson, 67, of Auxier, had been the subject of a police search since Friday afternoon after officers responded
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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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Two arrested on murder charges in Pike County shooting
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Two men are in jail on murder charges following a Saturday morning shooting in Pike County that left one man dead, authorities said. Michael Brown, 41, of Feds Creek, is currently in the Southwest Virginia Regional Detention Center in Buchanan County, Virginia, awaiting extradition to Kentucky. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s
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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
