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John Silas AshleyPAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man who was arrested last week for evidence tampering has now been charged with more than 200 counts of rape. John Silas Ashley, 36, of Van Lear, was arrested Sept. 12, as police began investigating claims of child sexual abuse. A minor girl told police that Ashley had been molesting her and her sister, and she had recorded video evidence on her phone, but he took the phone from her and erased it. Ashley was arrested at that time for evidence tampering, as well as fourth-degree assault, for allegedly hitting the girl multiple times […]

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James MeeksPIKEVILLE, Ky. — A homeless Indiana man was arrested Wednesday, after police say he pulled a gun when questioned about a package theft. Pikeville Police say the woman returned to her Poplar Grove home Wednesday evening and found James Meeks, 53, of Crown Point, Ind., sitting on her porch. When she asked who he was and why he was there, the police report says he got angry and stormed off the porch, taking a package with him. Police were able to get a look at him and his vehicle thanks to the homeowner’s doorbell camera, and they found him a […]

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Letcher Sheriff Mickey StinesWHITESBURG, Ky. — Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, who has been arrested and charged with murder for the shooting death of Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins, will not appear in court to answer the charge until next Wednesday. Stines is accused of walking into Mullins’ office yesterday and shooting him several times, killing him. Authorities have not said what precipitated the shooting. Mountain Top News spoke with 27th Circuit Commonwealth’s Attorney Jackie Steele, of London, who has been appointed special prosecutor in the case, due to the close relationships both Stines and Mullins have had with Letcher County officials over […]

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Late District Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Mickey StinesWHITESBURG, Ky. — A district judge is dead and a county sheriff is in jail, following a stunning series of events in Whitesburg Thursday. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines allegedly walked into District Judge Kevin Mullins’ office yesterday and shot him several times, killing him. That news of Mullins’ death was first announced by Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Russell Coleman, in separate social media posts, then later confirmed by Kentucky State Police. Post 13 Public Information Officer Matt Gayheart said the investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, but he said there were several witnesses who police are […]

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LITTCARR, Ky. — Police are revealing more details about an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Knott County last week. Deputies and state troopers were called to a home on Seals Hollow Road at Littcarr around 7:30 a.m., Sept. 9. They were responding to a report of a man possibly armed with a knife who had entered the home without permission. When police arrived, they began communicating with the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Travis Pratt, who had barricaded himself inside a room in the home. According to Kentucky State Police, when officers forced their way into the room, Pratt refused to […]

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