PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A man who was arrested a month ago for opening fire in a Pikeville bar has now been indicted, although the grand jury dropped one of the charges. Brian Dylan Johnson, 27, of Beaver, was arrested May 3 at Klarissa’s Bar, after he allegedly shot another man at the bar in the leg. At that time, he was charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment and possession of a loaded gun where alcoholic beverages are sold. On Tuesday, a grand jury dropped the attempted murder charge and indicted him on the remaining charges. The assault […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County grand jury has returned indictments against three people in a pair of unrelated sex offense cases. In the first case, Chester Brian Adkins and Suetta Adkins are charged with two counts of first-degree sex abuse for incidents spanning from 2021 to this year. Chester Adkins is also charged with two counts of incest and two counts of third-degree sodomy in 2017 and 2018. The incest charges are the most serious, carrying a potential penalty of 20-to-50 years or life in prison. The remaining charges are each punishable by up to five years in prison. […]

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PRESTONSBURG and ASHLAND, Ky. — A Pikeville woman is facing charges involving two stolen cars in Boyd and Floyd counties. Krystal Stone, 33, of Pikeville, was arrested May 28 in Boyd County, after leading police on a chase in a stolen car back and forth along U.S. 23 in Boyd and Lawrence counties, at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The police report notes Stone repeatedly made sudden U-turns, until the car she was driving became stuck in the median on the last attempt. That prompted a foot chase that allegedly ended with a stuggle with officers, during which she allegedly reached […]

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