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Domestic call uncovers explosives, booby traps
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — A domestic violence call near Paintsville escalated into a potentially deadly search Sept. 3 when police discovered suspected homemade explosive devices and fishing line rigged with treble hooks at eye level on a hillside behind the residence. Robert Thomas Smith, 47, of West Van Lear, was later arrested…
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Mingo arrests and arraignments: Malicious assault, kidnapping, strangulation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Police arrested a Delbarton man on two counts of malicious assault, two counts of kidnapping and one count of strangulation involving two women. Robert Wade Canada, 40, allegedly locked the two women in his home and assaulted them with a lawn mower blade. Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) deputies…
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Mingo County arrests
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Magistrate Court clerk’s office released several criminal complaints. On Sunday, July 5, Trina E. Hinkle, 29, of Delbarton, was arrested by MCSD Deputies R. Moore, J. May and J.D. Tincher for grand larceny, driving under the influence (DUI), fleeing while under the influence, possession of a…
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s office reported the following arrests: Jonathon Allen Gray, 40, unknown address, was arrested July 6 on Court Street in Inez on a warrant from Jessamine District Court charging him with menacing and discharge of a firearm/other device across a public road. Deputy David Adams served…
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Lovely woman charged after reported armed confrontation
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A reported armed confrontation inside a Little Rockcastle Road home ended with misdemeanor charges Sunday after Kentucky State Police said they were unable to locate the handgun or baseball bat allegedly used in the dispute. Terri L. Sammons, 44, of Lovely, was arrested June 28 and charged with…
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Martin County woman sentenced to five years in drug case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — A Martin County woman was sentenced to five years in prison June 25 in Lawrence Circuit Court in a drug case that began with a 2025 traffic stop. Sherry Horn, 48, of Lovely, was indicted in July 2025 following a Kentucky State Police investigation stemming from an April…
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Lawrence County man faces child exploitation charges
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — Kentucky State Police arrested a Lawrence County man Thursday after an undercover investigation into the online distribution of child sexual abuse material. Ricky Henry, 39, faces nine counts of possessing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance following an investigation conducted through the Kentucky…
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Martin County arrest report
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: James Shannon Wood, 46, of Williamson, West Virginia, was arrested Tuesday at Dempsey Housing in Warfield and charged with second-degree criminal trespass. Deputy David Adams responded to a complaint that Woods was trespassing on the property. Upon arrival, Dempsey management…
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Mother charged with child neglect causing death of 4-month-old infant
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — A Mingo County woman is in jail following the death of her 4-month-old infant Saturday at a residence in Matewan. Police arrested Jonda Marie Whitt, 25, of Matewan, on charges of child neglect causing death and possession with intent to deliver in connection with the death of…
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Woman accused of hiding missing 15-year-old from authorities
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DELBARTON, W.Va. — A Delbarton woman is accused of hiding a missing 15-year-old girl from authorities for weeks after deputies found the juvenile inside her home June 18, ending a search that began when the teen was reported missing May 26. According to a criminal complaint filed in Mingo County…
