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IRONTON — An Ironton area man charged in a drug trafficking case had his bond increased to $150,000 last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

IRONTON — An Ironton man charged with murdering his grandfather earlier this year faces additional charges of robbery and kidnapping a woman in Scioto County after fleeing Ironton last Oct.

Local weekend bookings saw a string of organized crime along with public intoxication and drug possession charges. Other charges rounding out the majority of weekend bookings in the area include theft, violation of Kentucky DVO/EPOs, failure to appear and contempt. Boyd County Detention Center • Austin T. Sweathomas, 20, of Ashland, was booked Friday on contempt of court and possession of marijuana. • Christy G. Wilson, 42, was jailed Friday on alcohol intoxication in a public place, third-degree terroristic threatening and fourth-degree assualt. • David S. McPeek, 39, of Catle...

Former Amarillo banker pleads guilty to federal embezzlement charge Staff reports A former Amarillo banker pleaded guilty for her role in embezzling thousands of dollars from a local bank, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Heather M. Cooper, 40, pleaded guilty to a felony information charging one count of theft, embezzlement, or misapplication by a bank officer or employee on Monday before Magistrate Judge Lee Ann Reno, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office. According to court documents, Cooper began working at FirstCapital Bank o...