PIKE COUNTY – A Floyd County man wanted on a Magoffin County indictment warrant from last August was arrested in Pike County.
According to jail records, Roy Logan Hollon, 45, of Prestonsburg, was arrested on Wednesday, June 4 by Pike County police and taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, where he remains at press time.
At the time of his arrest, Hollon was wanted on charges from a Magoffin County grand jury indictment issued on August 15, 2024, charging Hollon (then with a Paducah address) with third-degree burglary (Class D felony); possession of burglary tools (Class A misdemeanor); public intoxication-controlled substance, excluding alcohol (Class B misdemeanor); and third-degree criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor). According to the indictment, on or about May 27, 2024, Hollon allegedly entered or remained unlawfully in Poor Boys Produce with the intent to commit a crime, as well as possessed tools or instruments commonly used for forcibly entering a premises, appeared in public manifestly under the influence of a controlled substance, and wantonly defaced, destroyed or damaged property owned by Poor Boys Produce, causing a pecuniary loss of less than $500.
The indictment was not released until the warrant for his arrest was served.
According to the original police report, on May 27, 2024, around 6:30 p.m., Salyersville Police Department Officer D. Salyers received a 911 dispatch call to Poor Boys Produce, off of Parkway Drive in Salyersville.
Upon his arrival, Officer Salyers reportedly observed Roy Logan Hollon, then 44, of Paducah, walking around the store. Hollon told the officer that the business owner was behind the door inside the business and that he had permission to be on the property, according to the arrest citation.
After attempting to make contact with the business owner at the store and failing, Officer Salyers called him on the phone, confirming he was not at the business and Hollon did not have permission to be on the property, according to the police report.
While Officer Salyers was on the phone, Hollow allegedly used a tool to pry and break into the store’s feed room door, leaving pry marks on the door and making entry into the building directly in front of the officer, according to the arrest citation.
After being detained, Hollon reportedly was unable to explain why he said the business owner was in the store when he was not, while also stating he was trying to get the owner out of the store, according to the police report.
Editor’s Note: The indictment or charge of a person by a grand jury or otherwise is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
