ASHLAND, Ky. — A Pike County man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for threatening Judge-Executive Ray Jones over social media. Ronald Ferguson Jr., of Elkhorn City, made several posts on Facebook threatening to kill or injure Jones in February. In his signed plea agreement, Ferguson admitted…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A routine home visit from the Division of Probation and Parole ended up sending a Belfry man to jail facing drug trafficking and other charges. Kentucky State Police was called to the home of Frankie Myers Jr., 47, of Belfry, Friday afternoon, after parole officers reported finding…
Read MoreVAN LEAR, Ky. — A Johnson County woman faces burglary and other charges after allegedly breaking into an iconic Johnson County business. Deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office were called to Webb’s Grocery, in Van Lear, on Nov. 30, when the owner said he was watching surveillance…
Read MoreBOONS CAMP, Ky. — A Johnson County man is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly attacking a woman with a machete Friday night. Kentucky State Police was called to a residence in Martin County, where the woman had been dropped off after the attack. When troopers arrived, they found the…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The prosecution has weighed in on requests by defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case for more lenient release conditions and has come out against them. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael McKinney.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former prison guard has pleaded guilty to a charge of falsifying records in an attempt to cover up the assault of an inmate. Michael Childers pleaded guilty to falsifying records on Monday. In his plea agreement, he admitted helping to cover up an assault at U.S. Penitentiary…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested for stalking and indecent exposure for an incident involving a juvenile back in the spring. Joseph Newcomb, 33, of Belcher, was arrested on the charges Thursday for an incident back on May 1. The arrest warrant alleges Newcomb followed…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. –Two men accused of trying to cover up the murder of Amber Spradlin are now asking the court to release them from home incarceration and electronic monitoring. Michael McKinney, 57, and Josh Mullins, 25, are charged alongside murder suspect M.K. McKinney with eight counts of…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — A special judge has denied multiple motions filed by former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines as he awaits trial for the 2024 shooting death of Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins. But hte judge also agreed to hold a hearing on whether he is eligible for bail. In a series…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — After a judge reduced his bond following a court hearing on Monday, the man accused of killing Amber Spradlin has been unable to produce the new bond and his attorney is asking for another reduction. M.K. McKinney is charged with the murder of Spradlin, who was found stabbed…
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