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No ambulance available in county
Man dies waiting for unit from Magoffin BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Mountain Citizen investigation into a 911 call Aug. 23 shows no ambulance was available in Martin County to respond to the call for help for an elderly stroke victim. Harold Ray Goble, who lived a mile from downtown Inez and 2…
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Jude arrested for baby strangulation
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD — A Johnson County man was arrested in Debord last week on first-degree strangulation charges involving a 5-month-old baby. Alexander M. Jude, 21, formerly of Thelma, was booked Aug. 23 at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Jude’s arrest follows an indictment by a Johnson County grand jury for a Jan. 3…
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COVID-19 on the rise in Martin County
Number of new cases doubled in last two weeks BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A spike in new COVID-19 cases within Martin County has local health officials concerned as they fear the public’s relaxed attitude may be to blame. The mandates for tracking those who test positive for the virus have changed and are…
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Man arrested in string of burglaries
Mollette implicated in jewelry store crime BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A string of burglaries on Fitch Branch in Inez last week yielded the arrest of an Inez man. Justin Mollette, 33, of Inez, was arrested for third-degree burglary after turning himself in Tuesday morning at the Martin County Sheriff’s office. Sheriff John Kirk…
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Duo arrested for theft
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County man wanted on felony warrants out of Mingo County, W.Va., was taken into custody early Sunday in Lovely after managing to elude capture for several weeks. His female accomplice was captured Monday evening on Route 3 in Inez. Jason Fields, 37, of Lovely, and Ruby Chaffins,…
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Hackney extradited for felonies
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A man indicted in Martin County in February 2021 was extradited to Kentucky last week to face felony drugs and firearms charges. Steve “Pete” Hackney, 60, was brought back to Kentucky Aug. 17 after serving a 13-month sentence in the Salem Correctional Facility in Industrial, W.Va., for a 2021…
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Martin County man arrested after shooting wife’s ex-husband
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — What began as a memorial service ended in a shooting when a Martin County man fired multiple shots at his wife’s ex-husband, hitting him once in the right leg, Aug. 16 in Lovely. Kentucky State Police Trooper Ryan Hale responded to a residence on Riverfront Road at approximately…
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Search for missing boy underway in Mingo County
Sheriff looking for rescue search volunteers BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BEN CREEK, W.Va. — A search is underway for a 12-year-old boy missing from the Ben Creek community in Mingo County. Mingo County Sheriff Joe Smith is requesting the public’s help in locating Tucker Wolford. The boy was last seen Sunday morning as he…
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Kermit Swift Water Rescue team searching the river for a man in Lovely
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Update 8/20/22 at 9:51 a.m. LOVELY — After eluding police Friday evening by jumping into the Tug River, a Lovely man was taken into custody shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk arrested Jason Fields, 37, of Lovely, at a residence on Route 292 in Lovely. Fields is…
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Tomahawk man shot and killed in suspected burglary
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PEACH ORCHARD — A Tomahawk man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning in Lawrence County in what deputies said was a burglary. Jerry Lee Maynard, 45, was shot by the property owner. A second burglary suspect, Green Ramey, 42, of Louisa, was arrested on a second-degree burglary charge. The…
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