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Federal jury convicts Martin County man of producing, trafficking child pornography
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a Martin County man of six counts of producing and trafficking child pornography. The jury deliberated less than three hours April 12, following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, and convicted 59-year-old Donald York of Beauty. According to evidence presented in…
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Ashland men sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms
ASHLAND — Two Ashland men were sentenced to federal prison Monday by U.S. District Judge David Bunning for methamphetamine trafficking and firearm charges. Ricardo Rothwell, 42, and Aaron McWhorter, 29, both from Ashland, were respectively sentenced to 72 months and 137 months. Rothwell was sentenced after pleading guilty in May 2022 to possession with intent…
