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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Dena R. Booth, 66, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday on West Main Street in Inez on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/substances. Sheriff Kirk reported that he witnessed a vehicle driving erratically and made a traffic stop.…
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Officials confirm human remains found in hills, missing Inez man’s ID and foodstamp card inside clothing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Officials have confirmed that a hunter discovered human remains Monday evening in the hills off Coldwater Road in Inez. They also confirmed that an ID and foodstamp card in an article of clothing belong to an Inez man who has been missing since March 4. Investigators recovered skeletal…
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Breaking News: Police presence in Inez after hunter reports human remains
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Police are investigating after a hunter reported finding skeletal remains Monday evening in Martin County. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the Kentucky State Police and the coroner are now in the hills off Route 908 in Inez. Police got a call around 8:30 p.m. from a man who…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Austin Crum, 30, of Lovely, was arrested Friday on LC Jude Road in Lovely on three bench warrants. Deputy Steven Putman served the warrants around 9:52 p.m. Jeffery Pinson, 32, of Inez, was arrested Friday near Evans Hardware in Inez for possession of…
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Debord man charged after assault, threats
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Debord man was taken into custody Tuesday evening after allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening law enforcement on East Main Street. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, 44-year-old Millard Newsome was arrested Oct. 8 and charged with first-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree assault and third-degree terroristic threatening.…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office made the following arrests: Harvey Mollett, 52, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday on Route 40 in Tomahawk on a charge of criminal mischief, first degree. Deputy Jameson Wall responded to the scene of an accident on Route 40 involving a FedEx truck and Mollett’s four-wheeler. Mollett allegedly…
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Caught on camera: Transaction outside courtroom leads to meth arrest
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Lovely man went to jail Oct. 2 after allegedly making a drug transaction outside the courtroom in the Martin County Judicial Center, authorities said. It was just after 3:30 p.m. when court security officers noticed something unusual on the surveillance feed. Outside the courtroom, 49-year-old Amos Ray…
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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…
