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Former Paintsville police officer indicted on five felony counts
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — A Johnson County grand jury has indicted a former Paintsville police officer on felony and misdemeanor charges after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the indictments Thursday. The former officer, James Bradley, 37, of Paintsville, faces two counts of third-degree assault, five…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Brian Howell, 46, of Inez, was arrested Monday on Route 645 in Inez on an indictment warrant charging him with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia – buy/possession. Deputy Steven…
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Trooper fatally shoots Virginia man after standoff in Floyd County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HAROLD — A Kentucky state trooper fatally shot a man from Virginia on Monday morning after a tense two-hour standoff outside a business in Floyd County, according to the Kentucky State Police. Authorities identified the man as Henry Foster, 33, of Raven, Virginia. State police said KSP Post 9 in Pikeville was…
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Federal raid in Martin County nets two arrests in drugs and weapons case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — A months-long investigation into drugs and weapons trafficking in Martin County culminated Friday morning in the arrest of two people, authorities said. Acting on a federal warrant, officers from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement Investigations Unit, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI…
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Exclusive: Brawl leads to damaged police cruisers, arrests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A domestic fight in the middle of the road early Tuesday spiraled into a confrontation with Martin County Sheriff’s deputies, leaving two cruisers damaged and prompting multiple assault charges, officials said. Deputy Jameson Wall responded to Little Laurel Creek in Inez around 1:40 a.m. after a caller reported…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Crum Marcum, 48, of Inez, was arrested Tuesday on Little Laurel Creek in Inez on charges of third-degree assault of a police officer, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) causing minor injury, resisting arrest, first-degree criminal mischief-restitution/repair, first-degree disorderly conduct and violation of a Kentucky…
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Floyd County man accused of threatening postal worker, deputies arrested in Auxier
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT AUXIER — Police arrested a Floyd County man Saturday evening after they say he threatened to kill a U.S. Postal Service employee and later made similar threats toward sheriff’s deputies on social media. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and officers from the Prestonsburg Police Department went to the home of Jonathan…
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Pilgrim man busted for lewd display
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Family Dollar was the backdrop for an arrest Friday in Warfield after police found a Pilgrim man partially undressed in full public view. Clayton Jude, 51, was leaning against the wall of the Family Dollar, pants and underwear around his knees, when Martin County Sheriff John Kirk…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Claudetta Mills, 40, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday on Tomahawk Road for public intoxication of controlled substances (excludes alcohol). Deputy Jameson Wall responded to a report that Mills was intoxicated and destroying the bathroom at a residence on Tomahawk Road. When the deputy…
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Inez pair accused of looting home
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two people are facing burglary charges after a man caught them looting his grandparents’ house off Old Route 3 in Inez. Martin County Deputy Steven Putman arrested Inez residents Lonnie Pauley, 62, and Bertha Jude, 45, on charges of third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief July 30. According…
