Man Pleads Guilty to Retaliation, Trafficking Charges Anthony Cloud Ney Karen Greene Blondell Indictment
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www.middlesborodailynews.com Serving the Tri-State community Printed on 100% Recycled Newsprint WEATHER SPORTS LIFESTYLES Mixture of sun and Hale signs to Stacy White: Fireflies clouds; slight chance play baseball at provide nighttime of showers ...... 2 Union ...... 6 beauty ...... 10 Vol. 103 • No. 123 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013 50 cents daily | $1 Saturday Man pleads guilty to retaliation, trafficking charges Anthony Cloud ney Karen Greene Blondell indictment. Officer Joe check at Bill’s Market in Staff Writer recommended a one-year Holder of the Middlesboro Middlesboro without the sentence for the retaliat- Police Department was the knowledge or permission A man who was recently ing charge and five years investigating officer for of the alleged female vic- indicted for interfering for the trafficking charges. the case. tim. The check was for with a legal process entered The two trafficking charg- In other police-relat- $274. The check was from a guilty plea on Tuesday. es will run concurrently ed news, a Middlesboro the Kentucky Department Cody Meyers (Pena), 26, with each other and con- man was arrested by of Treasury. of Middlesboro, pleaded secutively with the retaliat- the Middlesboro Police Nash was also charged guilty to the charge of ing charge, giving Meyers Department on a felony with theft by unlawful retaliating against a par- a total of six years in the charge Friday. Jordan Cody taking under $500. An Cody Meyers Jordan Nash ticipant in a legal process, penitentiary. Nash, 21, was arrested by employee from Walmart a Class D felony. In the retaliation case, officer Kenny Vanover on Loss Prevention allegedly to leave the store without Tuesday afternoon, he Meyers also pleaded Meyers allegedly threat- the charge of first-degree observed him concealing purchasing the items. remained in custody at guilty to two counts of ened a man with bodily criminal possession of a $255.44 worth of mer- Nash was arrested at the Bell County Detention first-degree trafficking a injury if he appeared as a forged instrument. chandise into a fan box, Walmart. He was also Center. controlled substance. witness in a case involv- According to the cita- according to the citation. charged with third-degree Reach Anthony Cloud at 606-248-1010, Commonwealth Attor- ing him, according to the tion, Nash cashed a forged He allegedly attempted criminal mischief. As of ext. 208, [email protected] Tourism board supports Recycling center ‘Trail Town’ board director arrested Anthony Cloud to offer. A Trail Town is Staff Writer a “vibrant hub” where Smith driving company vehicle people come together. Middlesboro Mayor Bill Kelley said a few people when charged with DUI Kelley attended the Bell from DDM have shown County Tourism meeting interest in being on the Anthony Cloud on Tuesday to discuss the board. He said he would Staff Writer concept of Middlesboro like for tourism members becoming a Trail Town. Jon Grace, Becky Bowling An employee for the He spoke about forming and Steven Sharpe to also Bell County 109 Board a board involving the be on the board. was arrested on Monday Bell County Chamber of Kelley also said he by the Middlesboro Police Commerce, Discovery would like for Judy Department. Recycling Downtown Middlesboro Barton, executive-direc- Center Director Kevin (DDM) and the tourism tor for the tourism board, Reece Smith, 40, of board. and Isaac Kremer, exec- Pineville, was arrested by The board would con- utive-director of DDM, Officer Virgil Gilbert for sist of around six to eight to be consultants on the members. The board board because of their operating a motor vehi- would discuss matters knowledge on the subject. cle under the influence, involving the Trail Town Kelley said he is hop- operating a vehicle with Kevin Smith aspect of Middlesboro. ing to tie all the trails in expired operators license Kirby Smith, 109 Board According to kentuck- together and tie them into and possession of an open Chairman, said the board ytourism.com, a Trail the national park system. alcoholic beverage in a has not had much time Town is a destination He plans on sending in motor vehicle. to investigate the situa- along a long-distance trail the request for the board Smith was reportedly or adjacent to an exten- soon. tion. He said Kevin Smith driving a 109 Board vehi- has been suspended for sive trail system. Users “You’ve got this board’s cle when the arrest was are supposed to be able a week to give the board full support,” said Mike made. The operating on to venture the path to Long, tourism board time to further look into expired license and driv- explore unique scenery, chairman. Anthony Cloud|Daily News the issue. ing under the influence commerce and heritage Reach Anthony Cloud at 606-248-1010, Middlesboro Mayor Bill Kelley speaks to the tourism commis- While Kevin Smith that each Trail Town has ext. 208 [email protected] sion during a meeting on Tuesday. charges were misdemean- is on suspension, Jim or charges. The open Hoskins will be filling in alcoholic beverage was a at the recycling center, violation. according to Kirby Smith. According to the arrest Hoskins was involved Mace/Davis benefit ride set for Saturday citation, Smith was driv- with the recycling cen- ing north on U.S. 25E Staff Report home in the Woodland Hills area out after each ride has returned. The ter prior to the arrest of of Pineville. Lisa Mace was report- food was donated by Long’s Pic Pac when the park service Kevin Smith. A benefit ride for the Mace/Davis edly a school teacher at Lone Jack of Pineville. spotted his vehicle. The Kirby Smith said he family will be held Saturday. The Elementary School. If an individual would like to park service conducted believes Kevin Smith was event is set to begin at 10 a.m. During the event, there will be vari- donate but are not able to come, a stop on the vehicle at coming back from picking at Marty’s ATV Oasis in Colmar. ous guided ATV rides. There is not a donations can be sent to Mace Salisbury Avenue. up materials at the time Participants are asked to be at the minimum donation required to partici- Children Scholarship Fund, C/O The citation states of the arrest. No confir- location by 9:30 a.m. pate. There will be event shirts for sale. First State Financial, P.O. Box 126, Smith was given a field All the proceeds of all donations “We hope to have a large turnout Pineville, Ky. 40977. mation has been made on sobriety test after being this information. will go towards the Mace children to raise as much money as possible For more information, email the pulled over. As a result scholarship fund. for this great local cause,” said Jon holler crawlers at hollercrawlers@ of the test, Smith was Reach Anthony Cloud at 606-248-1010, Anthony Scott Mace and Lisa Grace, adventure tourism director. hotmail.com or call Marty Stephan arrested. ext. 208, [email protected] Mace were found dead in their There will be free food at a cook- at 606-670-7901. Judge, decorated WWII veteran dies Jeff Phillips Staff Writer Wix Unthank highly regarded for work in federal court system firmed by the U.S. Senate adding Unthank actually importantly, his wisdom, within the United States G. Wix Unthank, a on June 18, 1980, and put his duties of the court wit and warm smile to learn more about his member of one of Harlan received his commission above his personal health endeared him to everyone Quaker heritage. County’s oldest families, a the same day. to accomplish this fete. he met,” she continued. Born in 1923 in Tway, decorated military veter- The Honorable William Chief Judge of the ” “He was a credit to the Unthank was the son of an and a longtime federal O. Bertelsman, Senior U.S. District Court for federal courts and to the the late Green W. Unthank judge, died early Tuesday Judge of the U.S. District the Eastern District of legal profession.” and Estelle Howard at the Harlan Health and Court in Covington, said Kentucky Karen Caldwell Caldwell said Unthank Unthank. “His intellect, his com- Rehabilitation Center fol- Unthank’s service and said, “Wix Unthank was “was a gem. He loved Immediately after grad- lowing an illness. mand of the courtroom “dedication to the court an accomplished lawyer history,” adding she con- uation from Loyall High Although he was 90 and his work ethic con- and the public was unpar- before he became a fed- sidered him to be a “dear School, he served as a para- years old at the time of his tributed to his exem- alleled.” eral judge. On the bench, friend” to her personally trooper in the U.S. Army. death, he had continued plary judicial career. Bertelsman, who was he distinguished himself and to the judicial sys- He served in World War II serving the court and the as a member of the 509th confirmed by the Senate by presiding over some tem. More importantly, his public as a senior judge Paratrooper Battalion, wisdom, wit and warm until just about a year ago. only about six months of the most complex and “He was as a tremen- and was a recipient of a prior to Unthank, recalled contentious cases brought dous service to the court smile endeared him Unthank was nominat- Bronze Star Medal and a to everyone he met. ed by President Jimmy the U.S. District Court at in the Eastern District of into his late 80s,” she Purple Heart as a result Carter on Dec.