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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Eric David Smith, 50, of Lousia, was arrested Sunday at 8:01 p.m. on Buffalo Horn Road in Martin County on a bench warrant. Deputy Jameson Wall served the warrant. Dannie Hall, 58, of Inez, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Sunday on Saltwell Road
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Burglary call in Pilgrim lands woman in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — An Inez woman allegedly admitted to swallowing 30 Xanax pills she claimed to have found on a porch before being arrested on burglary-related charges Sept. 17 on Bandmill Road. April Nicole Howell, also known as April Hickman, 38, is facing charges of receiving stolen property, criminal trespassing and
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Inez woman arrested on multiple drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County woman is facing multiple drug charges following a traffic stop Friday on Rockcastle Creek Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk charged Danese Deon Chaffins, 34, of Inez, with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance first degree (hydrocodone), possession of
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Troopers seize large quantity of drugs, 22 guns in Hardy drug raid
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HARDY — A Pike County man is in jail after state police discovered a cache of drugs, firearms and cash during a raid in the Hardy community, authorities said. Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 9 executed a search late Thursday night that yielded approximately 23.5 pounds of suspected marijuana, 192 grams
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Johnny King, 54, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday for driving on a DUI-suspended license, rear license not illuminated, failure to produce an insurance card, and no registration receipt. Tracey Beaver, 27, of Hazard, was arrested Monday for contempt of court, libel/slander, and resistance
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Deputies seize suspected fentanyl/carfentanil and meth in Bandmill Road raid
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man and woman are behind bars after deputies discovered a stash of suspected fentanyl/ carfentanil and methamphetamine in their Inez home early Thursday. Martin County Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at a residence on Bandmill Road around 2:30 a.m., acting on a complaint of
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Robert Whitt, 44, of Adams, was arrested Monday on Spence Branch in Martin County on charges of operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, resisting arrest, menacing, insufficient headlamps, no registration receipt, no registration plates, failure of owner to maintain insurance, and
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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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Local man allegedly beats woman, threatens ‘her and the baby’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A Warfield man landed in jail Saturday after deputies said he beat a female and threatened to kill “her and the baby” — even though the woman told police she cannot get pregnant and has never been pregnant by him. Deputy Jameson Wall of the Martin County Sheriff’s
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Homer Evans, 68, of Lovely, was arrested Monday on Riverfront Road in Lovely on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Steven Putman served the warrant at 7:58 p.m. Kristopher Daniel Moore, 18, of Warfield, was arrested Sunday at Dempsey Housing for fourth-degree assault
