Paintsville, Ky – A Johnson County woman faces charges after deputies say she broke into a Van Lear grocery store and then fought with officers trying to arrest her. Deputies were called late November 30 to Webb’s Grocery on Millers Creek Road, where they found 49-year-old Aimee Lee Petty inside with several dogs and a suitcase packed with dog food and other items. Investigators say she resisted arrest, tried to hit both deputies and kicked one in the face before being handcuffed. Petty was taken to a hospital for medical clearance and was to be transported to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.

 

Martin County, Ky – A Martin County man is jailed on felony assault and unlawful imprisonment charges after an alleged domestic attack on Frog Pond Road near Pilgrim. Deputies say a woman called 911 Saturday reporting a violent dispute and blood throughout the home, and the suspect, 55-year-old Dewayne Collins, was later stopped at the West Virginia state line. Investigators say the woman told them Collins had been drinking and hit her with a skillet, a jar of honey and his fist, then forced her to drive him to West Virginia. Collins is being held at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on a 10-thousand-dollar cash bond.

 

Pike County, Ky – Three people are in jail after an Apple AirTag helped Kentucky State Police recover a stolen dirt bike in Pike County. Troopers say the bike was taken from a home on Marrowbone Creek and tracked to Marrowbone Creek Road, where they stopped it and arrested the rider, 30-year-old Jordan Clark of Virgie. Police say Clark then told them there were more stolen dirt bikes at a Greasy Creek home, where officers, armed with a search warrant, found another stolen bike, marijuana and a pipe, and later discovered Isaac Chapman hiding in the attic. Clark, Chapman and Caitlin Griffith all face receiving stolen property charges, with Griffith also charged over the marijuana and Clark cited for traffic violations.

 

Wayland, Ky – Wayland Mayor Jerry Fultz says the city’s gym project is taking shape as officials work to turn it into a disaster recovery center and cut power costs. He says workers have started installing a rooftop solar system and battery backup, funded through about 108-thousand dollars in grants, with panels expected to be set in the next week or two, weather permitting. Fultz says the city also has a 150-kilowatt natural gas generator on backorder, and with solar, batteries and the generator together, the gym and Mountain Sports Hall of Fame should be able to stay open during emergencies.