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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…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Norene Bowen, 61, of Debord, was arrested Monday on McCoy Drive in Debord on a bench warrant for court. Deputy Steven Putman served the warrant. Clayton James Hall, 22, of Paintsville, was arrested Sunday at Evans Hardware in Inez on a warrant from…
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Man in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at juvenile
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A 46-year-old Pilgrim man remains in jail after allegedly firing gunshots at a juvenile and threatening to shoot another, according to law enforcement officials. Dennis Scott faces charges of wanton endangerment involving the discharge of a firearm, along with two counts of terroristic threatening. Authorities say Scott fired…
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Dinner tantrum ends in arrest for local man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Things got messy at Verlia’s Kitchen on Thursday. Authorities say Dallas Maynard, 72, of Pilgrim, turned the afternoon into chaos inside the popular eatery on KY-1714. Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd responded to an “altercation in progress” call that led him to Verlia’s, where things were…
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Police identify victim of deadly hit-and-run
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CANNONSBURG — Kentucky State Police have identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred Saturday night near the Cannonsburg exit on Interstate 64 in Boyd County. The victim, Hubert E. Mosby, 78, of Shepherdsville, was lying deceased on the shoulder of the highway near his vehicle shortly after 9:25 p.m., according…
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EXCLUSIVE: Hooded intruder sparks widespread alarm in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A chilling disturbance along Meathouse Road in Pilgrim rattled the community before dawn Saturday morning. At around 4:30 a.m. an individual wearing a hood and wielding a 36-inch long “club” staggered up the steps and onto the porch of a 75-year-old resident’s home. The intruder was mumbling incoherently…
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UPDATE: Suspicious device found in Little Cat Fork area of Louisa no threat
**UPDATE** The Kentucky State Police Post 14 and Hazardous Device Unit have cleared the Little Cat Fork area of Louisa after investigating a suspicious device earlier Friday. “We have determined that the device was not explosive and posed no threat to public safety,” the KSP release said. The area is now safe and the public…
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Body of missing man found in Ohio River
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DOVER — The body of a Johnson County man who had been missing since December was recovered from the Ohio River near Dover in Mason County on Monday, authorities said. The Mason County coroner identified the body as that of David Blevins Jr., 47, of Staffordsville. The Mason County Sheriff’s…
