Defendants in Amber Spradlin case reappear in court
The defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case appeared in court again on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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Woman accused of stealing money from parents of gymnastics students appears in court
A Pikeville woman accused of stealing money from the parents of gymnastics students appeared in court on Friday, April 18, 2025.
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County worker accused of stealing from Floyd road dept.
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A worker in the Floyd County road department has been arrested for allegedly stealing tools from work and pawning them. The Floyd County Fiscal Court contacted Prestonsburg Police about Daniel Darby, 40, of Prestonsburg, allegedly taking the items. Detective Dennis Hutchison…
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Pike man accused of setting mother’s house on fire
DRAFFIN, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested for allegedly setting his mother’s house on fire. The fire occurred just after 8 a.m., Sunday, at a home on Pond Creek Road, at Draffin. Kentucky State Police were called to the scene, where they determined that the resident’s son,…
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Hall docket to be reassigned by chief regional judges
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Now that Pike County Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall is under federal indictment, his docket caseload will be reassigned by Chief Regional and Pike Circuit Judge Eddie Coleman along with Vice-Chief Judge Kim Childers, the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)…
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Student taken into custody following threat against Floyd County Schools
UPDATE: BEVINSVILLE, Ky. — Court records now reveal the identity of the student taken into custody for the gun and bomb threats at Floyd Central High School. Jacob Johnson, 18, of Bevinsville, was arrested around 11:30 Sunday night and charged with second-degree terroristic threatening and bomb…
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Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall indicted on theft, mail fraud charges
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall has been temporarily suspended from his position with pay, following his indictment by a federal grand jury on allegations of theft and fraud. A federal grand jury in Frankfort returned the indictment against Hall on Thursday, charging him…
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Pikeville man arrested for alleged sexual abuse and rape
A Pikeville man was arrested after he was accused of sexual abuse, rape, incest, and sodomy.
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Magoffin man sentenced to 10 years for child porn, bestiality charges
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man who admitted to possessing child porn and having sex with the family dog has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kent Simpkins, 43, of Salyersville, pleaded guilty back in November to one count of distributing child porn, three counts of possessing matter…
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Martin County man arrested for pill trafficking
WARFIELD, Ky. — A Martin County man was arrested on drug trafficking charges, after the Martin County Sheriff’s Office received several tips that he was illegally selling prescriptions pills. Sheriff John Kirk and Chief Deputy Chris Kidd went to the home of Dennis Ray Swisher, 71, of Warfield,…
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