PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The prosecutor over the Amber Spradlin murder case is asking the judge to provide clarification on the amount of time one of the defendants can spend at his restaurant. Commonwealth’s Attorney Brent Turner said he was prompted to investigate after hearing rumors that Michael McKinney had been spending large amounts of time at the Brickhouse Restaurant, which he co-owns. Turner obtained records of McKinney’s GPS tracking device over the past six weeks, which showed that the rumors were somewhat overblown, but did indicate he had visited the restaurant a dozen times during that time period. Notably, McKinney […]

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SIDNEY, Ky. — A Pike County business caught a man trespassing on their property and believes it has solved a string of copper thefts that have plagued them for years. Kentucky State Police was called just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday to EMF Rebuild Shop at Sidney, after the security guard reported catching the man and detaining him. When troopers arrived, they found the guard, the business owner and an employee all keeping an eye on Donald Messer Jr., 32, of Sidney. The guard told police he saw Messer crossing a gate to get on the property, then found him hiding […]

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STEELE, Ky. — A third person has now been arrested for the shooting death of a Pike County man over the weekend. Christopher Lester, 42, of Steele, was found dead of gunshot wounds on Saturday. Michael Shane Brown, 41, of Feds Creek, was arrested for his murder in Virginia later that day, and Anthony Clyde Browning, 30, of Thacker, W.Va., was arrested in Mingo County on Tuesday. Both men were charged with Lester’s murder. On Wednesday, Michael Shortridge, 25, of Feds Creek, was also arrested and charged with murder. The arrest warrant notes Shortridge initially came to police’s attention during […]

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