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Elementary school custodian charged with drug trafficking

MARTIN, Ky. — A custodian at a Floyd County elementary school has been placed on leave, after being arrested on drug charges last week. Floyd County Schools reported the arrest last week, but provided no details. At the time, they said they had placed the custodian on leave after drugs were found at the school. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office investigated and placed Josh Johnson, 39, of Grethel, under arrest. He is charged with third-degree drug trafficking, trafficking within 1,000 feet of a school and first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor involving an illegal controlled substance. Johnson was arraigned on […]

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Pike man charged with wanton endangerment in alleged shooting

Ralph ThomasPHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail, after police say he fired a gun at someone from his car last week. Ralph Thomas, 32, of Phelps, was arrested early Sunday morning. He is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and discharging a firearm across a public road. According to the arrest warrant, police were notified that Thomas fired his gun at someone while driving in the Phelps area on Friday. The bullet landed about 25 feet away from its target. The wanton endangerment charge is a felony, punishable by 1-to-5 years in prison. Thomas is currently being held […]

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Additional details revealed after Pike man’s child porn case gets bumped up to federal court

Lonnie James MaynardPIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man arrested two weeks ago on child porn charges is now facing more serious charges, after his case was bumped up to federal court. Lonnie Maynard, 53, of Raccoon, was arrested Jan. 27 on 10 counts of possessing child porn. He was released from jail the following day, after posting a $10,000 property bond. Friday evening, he was arrested once more, after federal prosecutors picked up the case. An affidavit filed in the case outlines how Maynard came to authorities’ attention. It describes a child giving Maynard’s cell phone to a woman and telling […]

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Mingo Central evacuated after ‘suspicious note’ found

UPDATE: After police investigated and gave the all-clear, students have now returned to class. DELBARTON, W.Va. — Students at Mingo Central High School have been evacuated from the school, after a suspicious note was found Friday morning. Police are investigating after the note was found on school property. Details of the note’s contents have not been released. The Mingo County Board of Education announced the news in a Facebook post just after 11 a.m. The board went on to say that there are currently no plans to dismiss school, and that students and staff are being kept in a secure […]

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Drug investigation leads to meth, fentanyl trafficking charges

Samantha Fyffe-JarrellTHEALKA, Ky. — A Johnson County woman was arrested for drug trafficking, following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. Officers with KSP’s Drug Enforcement Special Investigations Unit received a tip about meth trafficking at a Boyd Branch, so they went to the house for a “knock-and-talk” to check it out. No one answered the door, but as they prepared to leave, two cars pulled up, including one driven by Samantha Fyffe-Jarrell, 35, of Hager Hill. Jarrell was one of the suspects police had been told had been selling drugs from the home, so they went to talk to her. When […]

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