CRIME & SAFETY
Middlesboro PD conducts death investigation
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Middlesboro Police Department responded to a call about a man’s unresponsive body on 15th Street. Officers responded to the man calling in both the Bell County Deputy Coroner and the Coroner to pronounce the man dead. The man was identified as John Robert Futson,...
Claiborne County man charged with stealing $5,000 worth of fishing rods, reels
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WVLT) - A Claiborne County man was charged after police said he stole fishing rods and reels worth $5,000 in Kentucky. Officers with the Middlesboro Police Department responded to a theft involving several fishing rods and reels on April 19, according to the MPD. MPD said officers investigated...
Hopson appears in court for preliminary hearing
Staff Report A Claiborne County man accused of killing his wife appeared in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. Benjamin Hopson has been charged with criminal homicide. He is accused of stabbing his wife Lori Hopson earlier this month. According to arrest warrants, he violently attacked her when they were in their car on Barren […] The post Hopson appears in court for preliminary hearing appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
Woodbine man being charged with assaulting Whitley Co. jailers was on parole for previous assault of Bell Co. parole officer
A Woodbine man, who allegedly cut/stabbed corrections officers at the Whitley County Detention Center during an incident last week, was on parole for assaulting a probation and parole officer in Bell County in 2022, according to governmental records. The News Journal reports that Williamsburg Police are planning to charge Dylan Knuckles, 22, with five counts […] The post Woodbine man being charged with assaulting Whitley Co. jailers was on parole for previous assault of Bell Co. parole officer appeared first on Middlesboro News.
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