Prosecutor files response opposing Deskins’ request for a probated sentence
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The prosecution has now gone on record as opposed to a former assistant county…
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Deskins asks to be sentenced to probation instead of prison
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Ahead of his sentencing for evidence tampering next week, defense attorneys for…
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Man charged with murder in March 2024 Letcher shooting death
WHITESBURG, Ky. — Fourteen months after a Letcher County woman was found shot to death, a man…
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Amber Spradlin murder trial officially set to begin on Dec. 1
Judge also sets limits on demonstrations, designates Mountain Top Media to provide livestream of proceedings…
Read MoreDeskins reaches plea deal that will see murder charge dismissed
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former assistant Pike County attorney Donald Kyle Deskins has reached a plea…
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Johnson county man sentenced to life in prison
Stacy Collins, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering his 12-year-old daughter in August of 2022,…
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Murder suspect’s attorney renews push for speedy trial
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — An attorney for the man accused of killing Amber Spradlin is objecting to…
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Prosecutor says Amber Spradlin case won’t be ready for trial for up to a year
Turner also says he would not object to moving the case to Pike County PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The…
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Man who killed Big Stone Gap police officer given second 100-year sentence
WISE, Va. – The man who admitted killing a Big Stone Gap police officer in 2021 has received a second…
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Prosecutors ask for former sheriff to undergo psychiatric exam before murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — After his attorney notified the court that he would be pursuing an insanity…
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