Ashland, Ky – Ashland Police say an arrest has been made in connection with a deadly stabbing in the city. Officers say 59‑year‑old Jeffrey Sexton of Ashland was taken into custody Tuesday in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard, with help from the U.S. Marshals Service. Police say 43‑year‑old Tammy Morin of Ashland was found dead March 16 in the 3400 block of Front Street near the floodwall entrance and had suffered multiple stab wounds. Sexton is charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence.

Pike County, Ky – Kentucky State Police say a Martin County man is facing charges after being accused of inappropriately touching three minors. Troopers were called March 19 to a location on Elkins Fork in the Hatfield area after a social services worker reported a 15‑year‑old disclosed that 51‑year‑old Robert Blankenship had been engaging in inappropriate acts with minors. Troopers say they later received videos of the alleged incidents and arrested Blankenship. He is charged with use of a minor under 16 in a sex performance, first‑degree indecent exposure and harassment with physical contact.

Floyd County, Ky – A Floyd County man’s repeatedly delayed murder trial now has a new date. Court records show 50‑year‑old Wesley Glenn Martin of Wayland, who was arrested in February 2019 after the body of 26‑year‑old Jordan Tackett was found buried in a shallow grave in his yard, is now set to stand trial May 18 in Floyd Circuit Court. Judge Johnny Ray Harris also scheduled a bond hearing to be held over Zoom next week. Martin remains lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.

Martin, Ky – The Martin City Council has announced the termination of Police Chief Michael Cagle. At a meeting Tuesday night, council members said Mayor Sam Howell, who was absent due to work obligations, had already signed Cagle’s termination letter and that the decision was his alone. The move comes about a month after Cagle was appointed chief and two weeks after he joined other first responders in public protests, accusing the mayor of years of mistreatment and misconduct and calling for his resignation. Cagle did not attend the meeting, and several community members questioned both his and the mayor’s absence.