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Former guard USP Big Sandy sentenced for inmate assault, coverup

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former guard at the Martin County federal prison has been sentenced for charges relating to the assault of an inmate and its coverup. Ryan Elliott was a lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy when the incidents occurred. In November, he pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for the assault and falsification of records for the coverup. In his plea agreement, he admitted to punching and kicking an inmate who was being kept in a holding cell for a nonviolent offense back in March of 2021. He then wrote an […]

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Missing woman found dead in crash

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County woman whose family had reported her as missing has been found dead following a single-vehicle crash. Vanessa Crum, 52, of Van Lear, had left for work at Pikeville Medical Center early Sunday morning, but never arrived. Police were able to ping her cell phone to get an approximate location in Pikeville, and Pikeville Police discovered her car in the river. Police say she was driving along U.S. 23 when her car left the roadway, went over an embankment and came to a rest submerged in the Big Sandy River. She was pronounced dead at […]

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Blackberry VFD mourns loss of Fields

Carl Edward "Buddy" FieldsRANSOM, Ky. — A Pike County fire department is mourning the loss of a long-serving member. Carl Edward “Buddy” Fields, 70, of Ransom, died at his home on Friday. Fields served as a member of Blackberry Volunteer Fire Department for 34 years, most recently as president and safety officer. Visitation for Fields will take place at 5 p.m., Saturday, at Bluesprings Freewill Baptist Church, with a special service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, at the church, with Gary Hatfield and Roger Bogar officiating. Burial will follow in the Hatfield Cemetery. Services are being […]

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Pike woman indicted on federal drug, gun charges

Sasha Adkins (Sasha Sword)PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been arrested after she was indicted on federal drug and gun charges last month. Sasha Adkins, also known as Sasha Sword, 36, of Jonancy, was arrested Thursday afternoon. She was charged with one count of possession of fentanyl and more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. She was also charged with felon in possession of a firearm, after police found her with nine handguns and three shotguns. If convicted, she faces at least five years and up to 40 years in prison. She is currently being held without […]

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Johnson man sentenced to 13 years for drug, gun charges

Timothy MormanPIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. Timothy Morman, 55, of Flat Gap, pleaded guilty to possession of meth, fentanyl, cocaine and oxycodone with the intent to distribute and using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime. He was arrested in 2022 when the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office raided his home and found meth, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, LSD and marijuana. On Thursday, a judge sentenced him to 96 months for the drug charge and 60 months for the gun charge, for a total […]

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