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Man in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at juvenile
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A 46-year-old Pilgrim man remains in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at a juvenile and threatening to shoot another, according to law enforcement officials. Dennis Scott faces charges of wanton endangerment involving the discharge of a firearm, along with two counts of terroristic threatening. Authorities say Scott fired…
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Dinner tantrum ends in arrest for local man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Things got messy at Verlia’s Kitchen on Thursday. Authorities say Dallas Maynard, 72, of Pilgrim, turned the afternoon into chaos inside the popular eatery on KY-1714. Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd responded to an “altercation in progress” call that led him to Verlia’s, where things were…
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Police identify victim of deadly hit-and-run
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CANNONSBURG — Kentucky State Police have identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred Saturday night near the Cannonsburg exit on Interstate 64 in Boyd County. The victim, Hubert E. Mosby, 78, of Shepherdsville, was lying deceased on the shoulder of the highway near his vehicle shortly after 9:25 p.m., according…
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EXCLUSIVE: Hooded intruder sparks widespread alarm in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A chilling disturbance along Meathouse Road in Pilgrim rattled the community before dawn Saturday morning. At around 4:30 a.m. an individual wearing a hood and wielding a 36-inch long “club” staggered up the steps and onto the porch of a 75-year-old resident’s home. The intruder was mumbling incoherently…
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UPDATE: Suspicious device found in Little Cat Fork area of Louisa no threat
**UPDATE** The Kentucky State Police Post 14 and Hazardous Device Unit have cleared the Little Cat Fork area of Louisa after investigating a suspicious device earlier Friday. “We have determined that the device was not explosive and posed no threat to public safety,” the KSP release said. The area is now safe and the public…
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Body of missing man found in Ohio River
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DOVER — The body of a Johnson County man who had been missing since December was recovered from the Ohio River near Dover in Mason County on Monday, authorities said. The Mason County coroner identified the body as that of David Blevins Jr., 47, of Staffordsville. The Mason County Sheriff’s…
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Couple arrested after child shows ‘signs of torture’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKE COUNTY — A Pike County couple is behind bars on charges of first-degree criminal child abuse, kidnapping with serious physical injury, and first-degree assault. Their arrest follows an investigation that uncovered severe abuse, including evidence described by authorities as “signs of torture.” Police arrested Raccoon resident Mary Hall, 42,…
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Williamson man arrested for attempted murder
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Police arrested a Williamson man Jan. 20 on charges of attempted murder and two counts of wanton endangerment after an altercation at his father’s home. Leonard Isaiah Young Jr., 27, faces additional charges of shooting a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, domestic assault, brandishing a weapon, and…
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Police continue comb of Tug River for missing man
No sign of Blevins by day’s end Monday BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The search for a missing man in the Tug River in Warfield continues as authorities—including swift water rescue divers—are following a trail that dates back to a mid-December police chase. David Blevins Jr., a Staffordsville resident described as 5-foot-11, 155…
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Man fatally shot after entering Carter County residence
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT GRAYSON — A man was fatally shot Dec. 18 after entering a residence in Carter County, state police said. Authorities responded to a 9:04 p.m. emergency call reporting a shooting on Damron Mayo Road in Grayson. Upon arrival, officers from the Kentucky State Police and Grayson City Police Department found a man…