PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested on a receiving stolen property charge, nearly four years after a box of jewelry was stolen. The victim reported to police that his mother’s jewelry box was stolen from his home, while he was out of town at a funeral back in November…
Read MoreROANOKE, Va. — Christopher Todd Gilbert was sworn in Monday as the new United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. As U.S. Attorney, Gilbert will serve as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the Western District of Virginia, representing the federal government in all…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing felony charges for allegedly causing trouble at his former residence on a couple of occasions. Back in April, Ralph Thomas, 33, of Phelps, allegedly damaged a door and broke a window at the home. The arrest warrant notes he once lived in the rental property…
Read MoreHAGER HILL, Ky. — The parents of three small children were arrested Monday evening, after one of the children tested positive for drugs. Police were called to a residence on Jenny’s Creek Road, after social workers obtained paperwork to have the children removed from the home, after the…
Read MoreRamsey pleaded not guilty during his circuit arraignment and saw his next court date set.
Read MoreSIDNEY, Ky. — A Pike County man has been charged with manslaughter, after another man was shot and killed over the weekend. Police say that Clifford Triplett, 54, of Dix Fork, was at home early Sunday morning, when he got into a physical altercation with James Mounts, 50. During the struggle,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man was arrested on a felony assault charge, after his girlfriend accused him of attacking her while she recovered from open-heart surgery. A pair of Pikeville Police officers were standing in the parking lot behind the station when a visibly upset woman approached…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — Two people were arrested Tuesday evening after reports of gunfire in Phelps. Kentucky State Police responded Widows Branch just before 6 p.m., after a man reported that his landlord was actively shooting at his home. The man told police his landlord, identified as 70-year-old Ralph…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Pike County travel nurse has learned her fate after pleading guilty to charges related to stealing drugs from a hospital where she worked. Jacqueline Brewster, 55, of Belfry, pleaded guilty in December to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and wrongful disclosure of…
Read MoreLOVELY, Ky. — A Martin County man is facing a felony charge, after being accused of threatening social workers. James Charles, 60, of Lovely, was arrested last Wednesday, after the Department for Community Based Services filed a report with Kentucky State Police about a call he made to their office.…
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