PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The attorney for the man accused of killing Amber Spradlin last year has explained to the judge overseeing the case that he simply made a mistake when including false information in a motion to the court. Randy Martin O’Neal, of Richmond, is representing M.K. McKinney,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former Pike County volunteer fire chief accused of stealing money from his department has signaled his intention to plead guilty. Former Blackberry Fire Chief Christopher Chapman, 35, of Ransom, was indicted back in April on a single count of federal program theft. According…
Read MoreGRETHEL, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested on multiple charges after deputies say he charged at them with a knife while they were responding to an attempted break-in. Police were called to a Grethel home Sunday night, after a couple reported that Mitchell Williams, 40, was trying to break…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The special judge overseeing the Amber Spradlin murder case has ordered the murder suspect’s attorney to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for citing cases that apparently do not exist in his motion to dismiss the case. Randy Martin O’Neal…
Read MoreOIL SPRINGS, Ky. — Two Johnson County residents after police looking to serve a warrant found a significant amount of drugs. Police received a tip that a person wanted on an indictment warrant could be found at a home in Oil Springs. When they arrived, they encountered Thomas Michael Smith, 32,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested on drug trafficking charges, after a concerned citizen spotted him passed out in his car. Deputies were called to Owens Trailer Court just before 8:30 Tuesday night. When they arrived, they recognized the man as Jordan Pennington, 25, of Prestonsburg,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — No trial date has yet been set for the three men charged in connection to the death of Amber Spradlin, but defense attorneys are already working to free their clients. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael…
Read MoreVANSANT, Va. — A Buchanan County man has been arrested, after another man was stabbed Sunday afternoon. Deputies with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fight on Deer Trail Road at Vansant. When they arrived, they found Robert Bruce Jones II, 43, the victim of…
Read MoreMcDOWELL, Ky. — A murder suspect is now in custody, following a manhunt that began late Sunday night in Floyd County. Michael Colley, 41, was arrested early Monday evening by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police. Colley’s arrest stems from an incident just before…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Sunday it has opened an investigation into suspected health care fraud within the addiction treatment company Addiction Recovery Care, known locally as ARC. The most recent step in the FBI’s investigation has been to make an online survey…
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