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Man allegedly takes clothes off, gets arrested for drugs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A bizarre call about a man stripping down to his underwear at a Warfield business ended with the suspect facing a slate of drug charges Friday. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk responded to the complaint around 4:45 p.m. He found 36-year-old Sherman J. Vance III of Dingess, West…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Scott Hazlett, 61, of Hyden, was arrested Sunday on West Main Street in Inez for driving on a DUI-suspended license, failure to produce an insurance card, no tail lamps, and a bench warrant out of Leslie County. Deputy Jameson Wall stopped Hazlett around…
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Lovely man arrested on federal drug charges
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOVELY — The Kentucky State Police DESI Unit with lead investigator Duston Thompson, Post 9 troopers, the U.S. Marshals Service and Martin County Sheriff John Kirk executed a search warrant Friday morning at a residence at 1934 Long Branch in Lovely. Sheriff Kirk confirmed that Cody G. Spears, 29, of Lovely, was…
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Search for missing Martin County man suspended at reservoir
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Authorities suspended search operations Friday evening at the Curtis Crum Reservoir after divers failed to locate any sign of an Inez man who has been missing for more than six months. Divers from the Ashland Fire Department scoured the reservoir for several hours, deploying sonar technology and conducting…
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Search underway at reservoir for missing Inez man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A search for a missing Inez man is underway at the Curtis Crum Reservoir, where authorities on Friday deployed cadaver dogs and a dive team from Ashland to comb the waters. By midafternoon, at about 2:40 p.m., divers had dropped anchors from their boat and were preparing to…
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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…
