DWALE, Ky. — A Floyd County man who was pulled over for driving on a suspended license found himself facing more serious trouble, when police found half an ounce of meth in his car. A Floyd County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in Dwale, when he saw 22-year-old Damon O’Ryan Jewell, of Dwale, drive by.From previous encounters, the deputy knew Jewell’s license had been suspended, so he pulled him over. Jewell confirmed that his license was still suspended, but the deputy called in a K-9 to sniff around the car, due to Jewell having previous drug charges. The dog alerted on […]

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LOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man has been arrested on multiple counts of wanton endangerment, after allegedly pointing a shotgun at two homes while in a drug-induced psychotic state. Deputies were called Saturday evening to the Left Fork of Little Blaine Creek. There, they told showed a video of Scott Anthony Hayes, 26, of Louisa, getting out of his truck with a shotgun, waving it at his wife’s home and exhibiting erratic movements. Three people were in the home at the time. He later pointed the gun at his mother-in-law’s house and made an obscene gesture. His wife told […]

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ALLEN, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested for burglary, after police reportedly caught him in the act of stripping a home. A sheriff’s deputy was called to Railroad Street in Allen over a burglary in progress.\ When the deputy arrived, neighbors told him that the burglar was still inside the home. The deputy then found Hiram Carroll, 34, of Printer, inside the house and placed him under arrest. The property owner showed the deputy damages throughout the house which included plumbing and door facings that had been removed, as well as wood that had been removed from […]

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