BIG STONE GAP, Va. — A southwestern Virginia man is facing child porn charges in federal court. Shannon Michael Gatlin, 20, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of minors through child pornography in U.S. District Court in Big Stone Gap. According to the indictment, Gatlin possessed…
Read MoreGRUNDY, Va. — The two people accused of engaging in a sexual act in front of onlookers by the gas pumps at the Grundy Double Kwik have been arrested and appeared in court last week, with one of them entering a guilty plea. Matthew Fuller, 38, of South Boston, Va., and Mildred Pacheco, 47, of Danville,…
Read MoreALLEN, Ky. — A Floyd County woman has been charged with child abuse, after school staff noticed bruises on a 10-year-old girl’s face. A Floyd County sheriff’s deputy was called to Allen Elementary last week, after staff spotted the bruises on the girl. She told the deputy the bruises…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A baby reported missing on Tuesday has been found safe and her mother is in jail, charged with criminal charges for taking her. Ashland Police began searching for Kayla Simpson, 27, of Hellier, after she left Karen’s Place Maternity Center with the child. Karen’s Place…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury reached a split decision Monday against a former federal prison guard charged in an inmate assault case, finding him guilty of some charges and not guilty of others. Kevin Pearce Jr., 38, of Inez, was one of three former officers charged in the case. Samuel Patrick,…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — Ashland Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted on criminal charges and a missing 2-month-old. Kayla Simpson, 27, and baby Mylee are both from Pike County. Police say Simpson left a facility on Central Avenue in Ashland with the child shortly after…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been charged in a 36-count indictment, accusing her of taking money from a mining service and supply company. Oynetta Robinette, 41, of Phyllis, is charged with five counts of theft and 31 counts of possession of a forged instrument. The theft charges allege…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Shoppers were unable to enter or leave Walmart for a brief time Monday afternoon, when the store went on lockdown after receiving some type of threat. Kentucky State Police tell Mountain Top News that they investigated the threat and determined it to be “a hoax.”…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Customers of Mountain Water District concerned about the utility’s request to raise water and sewer rates will not have to worry about their bills going up for the next few months. That’s because the Kentucky Public Service Commission has suspended the request for…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A woman being held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville found herself in even more trouble, after she allegedly attacked a guard. The incident happened on Thursday and was captured on the jail’s security camera. Shortly after noon, a guard went to…
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