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Pan-wielding intruder jailed
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A woman landed behind bars Monday after allegedly barging into a home and assaulting another woman with a kitchen pan. Authorities say 35-year-old Kayla Jude of Inez forced her way into the house on Cassius Moore Road around 12:30 p.m. Monday while the victim was in the shower.
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Deputies recover stolen ATV in Davella
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAVELLA — Martin County Sheriff’s deputies recovered a stolen ATV Saturday evening in Davella, arresting three Inez residents in connection with the theft. Law enforcement responded to a report from a woman who stated someone took her Honda 450 ATV without her permission. A short time later, they spotted a
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State police arrest 16 alleged child predators during national crackdown
FRANKFORT — A month-long national operation targeting online child exploitation led to the arrest of 16 individuals in Kentucky, officials announced Thursday. The effort, part of Operation Safe Online Summer, was conducted throughout April by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and involved law enforcement agencies in all 50 states. In Kentucky, the State
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Christopher Kestner, 51, of East Point, was arrested Tuesday on Little Rockcastle Road in Inez on three warrants. His charges include failure to appear, possession of a controlled substance first degree (methamphetamine), drug paraphernalia-buy/possession, and probation violation for a felony offense. Constable Preece
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Bryan Mounts, 37, of Warfield, was arrested Monday at Dempsey Housing on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Steven Putman served the warrant at 10:30 p.m. Christopher Joseph Muncy, 35, of Tomahawk, was arrested Sunday on New Route 3 in Inez on charges
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Treed by ‘coons, man nabbed after wreck
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man went to jail early Sunday morning after authorities found him perched in a tree 30 feet above the ground. The man claimed he had fled from raccoons, police said. Deputy Steven Putman of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to Delong Fannin Road around
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Shawn Douglas Hopkins, 30, of Inez, was arrested Monday at Horn’s BP on KY-645 on two bench warrants for court. Deputy Steven Putman served the warrants at 7:17 p.m. Ance Marcum, 38, of Warfield, was arrested Sunday at Dempsey Housing in Warfield on
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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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Body of missing Virginia man found in creek in Elkhorn City
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ELKHORN CITY — Authorities are investigating the death of a Virginia man whose body was found June 4 in a creek in Elkhorn City. Kentucky State Police from the Pikeville Post responded to the scene near Big Branch Road after the Elkhorn City Police Department reported the body in the
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‘You’ll have to fight me’: Man rips deputy’s ear in brawl
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Things got physical Saturday at Dempsey Housing when deputies attempted to arrest 45-year-old Jimmy Dale Maynard of Warfield. What was supposed to be a straightforward warrant service turned into a chaotic struggle—with a torn earlobe, minor injuries and one man in jail. Deputies from the Martin County Sheriff’s
