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Search for missing Martin County man suspended at reservoir
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Authorities suspended search operations Friday evening at the Curtis Crum Reservoir after divers failed to locate any sign of an Inez man who has been missing for more than six months. Divers from the Ashland Fire Department scoured the reservoir for several hours, deploying sonar technology and conducting…
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Search underway at reservoir for missing Inez man
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A search for a missing Inez man is underway at the Curtis Crum Reservoir, where authorities on Friday deployed cadaver dogs and a dive team from Ashland to comb the waters. By midafternoon, at about 2:40 p.m., divers had dropped anchors from their boat and were preparing to…
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Police catch woman cutting copper phone lines on North Wolf Creek
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A late-evening copper theft in Pilgrim ended in handcuffs Tuesday after deputies came upon a mud-stuck truck, cut utility lines and piles of stripped wire in a field. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk and his deputies responded to North Wolf Creek Road after a trespassing complaint. When they…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Eric David Smith, 50, of Lousia, was arrested Sunday at 8:01 p.m. on Buffalo Horn Road in Martin County on a bench warrant. Deputy Jameson Wall served the warrant. Dannie Hall, 58, of Inez, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Sunday on Saltwell Road…
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Burglary call in Pilgrim lands woman in jail
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — An Inez woman allegedly admitted to swallowing 30 Xanax pills she claimed to have found on a porch before being arrested on burglary-related charges Sept. 17 on Bandmill Road. April Nicole Howell, also known as April Hickman, 38, is facing charges of receiving stolen property, criminal trespassing and…
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Inez woman arrested on multiple drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County woman is facing multiple drug charges following a traffic stop Friday on Rockcastle Creek Road. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk charged Danese Deon Chaffins, 34, of Inez, with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance first degree (hydrocodone), possession of…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Johnny King, 54, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday for driving on a DUI-suspended license, rear license not illuminated, failure to produce an insurance card, and no registration receipt. Tracey Beaver, 27, of Hazard, was arrested Monday for contempt of court, libel/slander, and resistance…
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Deputies seize suspected fentanyl/carfentanil and meth in Bandmill Road raid
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man and woman are behind bars after deputies discovered a stash of suspected fentanyl/ carfentanil and methamphetamine in their Inez home early Thursday. Martin County Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at a residence on Bandmill Road around 2:30 a.m., acting on a complaint of…
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Sheriff suspects foul play in Inez man’s disappearance
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Six months after Jody Pauley vanished from East Main Street, Martin County Sheriff John Kirk says he suspects foul play in the disappearance. The case has left investigators with no leads and a family desperate for answers. Pauley, 59, of Inez, was last seen March 4 near 728…
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Martin County arrest report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Robert Whitt, 44, of Adams, was arrested Monday on Spence Branch in Martin County on charges of operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, resisting arrest, menacing, insufficient headlamps, no registration receipt, no registration plates, failure of owner to maintain insurance, and…
