Johnson County, Ky – With warm, dry and windy weather pushing fire danger higher, firefighters are urging people to follow Kentucky’s spring burning laws as the spring forest fire season continues through April thirtieth. Deputy Chief Brian Jeffiers with W.R. Castle Fire‑Rescue in Johnson County says it has already been a busy spring, with several unusually large fires fueled by very dry conditions and gusty winds. He says people should use common sense, burn only natural vegetation and skip burning on dry or windy days, because anyone who starts a brush fire can be cited and billed for suppression costs.
Prestonsburg, Ky – A Floyd County man is facing a felony assault charge, eight months after a woman was attacked outside a Prestonsburg restaurant. A warrant accuses 31-year-old Austin Reahard of Prestonsburg of grabbing the woman by the shoulders as she left the restaurant on August twenty-ninth and shoving her to the ground hard enough to fracture a vertebra. Reahard is charged with second-degree assault, a Class C felony punishable by five to ten years in prison and was released on an unsecured twenty-five-thousand-dollar bond.
Pikeville, Ky – Three men are facing major drug charges after Pikeville Police and the U.S. Marshals Task Force served a fugitive warrant at a Hambley Boulevard apartment. Officers say they went there April fourteenth to arrest 51‑year‑old Dennis Roy Washington of Columbus, Ohio, and saw a burned glass pipe after taking him into custody. Police detained Washington, 58‑year‑old Daryl Adkins of Pikeville and 51‑year‑old Lashawn Walker of Columbus, then got a search warrant and say they found large bags of suspected meth, plus oxycodone, crack cocaine and fentanyl hidden in a washer and dryer. All three were taken to the Pike County Detention Center on felony trafficking and possession charges, with Washington also charged as a fugitive and Adkins accused of bringing fentanyl into the jail.
Rowan County, Ky – The Rowan County Coroner’s Office says 23‑year‑old Christopher Blake Adkins died from his injuries after a crash involving his motorcycle and another vehicle on KY 801 North. It happened around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. Adkins was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The crash remains under investigation.