SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — A Mingo County man told police he only propositioned two Kentucky teens in the hope that they would kill him. Kentucky State Police received a call Thursday night reporting that a man in an orange pickup truck approached his 17-year-old son and another 17-year-old outside…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg man has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into a drug smuggling ring at the Floyd County Detention Center. Prestonsburg Police Det. Dennis Hutchinson was investigating reports of people smuggling drugs to inmates at the jail and was monitoring…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County woman was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at a man while arguing in front of a police officer. A sheriff’s deputy wrote in his report that Sabrina Romans, 39, of Salyersville, was arguing with a man, when she pulled a handgun and pointed it directly…
Read MoreHAGER HILL, Ky. — A Johnson County woman recently indicted for meth trafficking found herself facing another count of the same charge when police went to arrest her. A state trooper went to pick up Samatha Leigh Fyffe-Jarrell, 34, of Hager Hill, on Tuesday, after she was indicted for meth trafficking…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County woman has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for her part in a drug distribution conspiracy. Samantha Nichole Daniels, 37. of Nippa, pleaded guilty last December to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute meth. Her co-defendant, 31-year-old Aaron…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County man is in jail, after a 7-month-old showed up in the emergency room with symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome. Police were called to Whitesburg ARH Dec. 10, after staff determined the child had symptoms of a brain bleed. The child’s mother had…
Read MoreMARTIN, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing drug trafficking charges, after allegedly dropping a bag of drugs in front of a police officer. A deputy was patrolling in Martin when he spotted a car with expired tags and went to pull it over. The car pulled into a gas station parking lot and the driver…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County woman faces multiple felony charges, after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase Wednesday night through Prestonsburg. A Prestonsburg Police officer spotted Sabrina Howell, 38, of Martin, driving a Chevy Silverado through Lancer in the wrong lane of…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Knott County man was arrested in Floyd County yesterday for drug trafficking, then found himself facing even more charges once he got to jail. A state trooper clocked Marion Wade Martin, 52, of Hindman, driving 71 mph on U.S. 23 just outside of Prestonsburg. He attempted…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man who was convicted of health care fraud and wire fraud back in 2021 has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced. Eugene Sisco, 38, of Pikeville, is currently serving a 10-year, five-month sentence following his conviction. In November of 2021, a federal jury…
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