SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County grand jury released the following indictments on July 17:
Robert W. Miller, 37, of Eddie Gene Adams Road, in Salyersville, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense (greater than or equal to 2 grams of methamphetamine (Class C felony). According to the indictment, on or about June 16, 2024, Miller allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
Patty Compton, 39, of Old Lick Creek Road, in Salyersville, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense (greater than or equal to 2 grams of methamphetamine) (Class C felony). According to the indictment, on or about June 16, 2024, Compton allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. In a separate indictment, she was charged with another count of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense (greater than or equal to 2 grams of methamphetamine) (Class C felony. According to the second indictment, on or about February 11m 2025, Compton allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
Lynville Shane Hall, 44, of Gibson Road, in Salyersville, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense (greater than or equal to 2 grams of methamphetamine) (Class C felony); and first-degree persistent felony offender (penalty enhancement). According to the indictment, on or about February 17, 2023, Hall allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, having been convicted of two felonies in the last 10 years. He is charged in a separate indictment with another first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense (greater than two grams of methamphetamine) (Class C felony), for events that allegedly occurred on or about March 1, 2023. In a third indictment, he is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense (less than 2 grams of methamphetamine (Class D felony), which stems back to January 19, 2024.
Lonnie O. Lemaster, 28 of Gunlock, is charged with first-degree criminal abuse, child 12 years of age or under (Class B felony). According to the indictment, on or about May 15, 2025, Lemaster allegedly abused a child, or permitted another person of whom he had actual custody to be abused, thereby causing physical injury to that child, and/or placed the child in a situation that may have caused the child physical injury.
According to the original arrest citation, Kentucky State Police was called to North Magoffin Elementary on May 15, to a criminal abuse of a child complaint, with a 5-year-old male juvenile with extensive bruising over parts of his body. The school also advised KSP the student had not been to school in over a week, and when he showed up the bruising was observed.
Social services and KSP talked with NME Principal Willie Cole, who told them the 5-year-old had bene under observation since lunch time that day. Police and social services observed extensive bruising on the boy’s right arm, as well as on his lower back and legs.
According to the police report, the child at first told police he could not say anything because he would get in trouble, but then advised his mom’s boyfriend was mean to him.
The Head Start teacher told police that the child had fallen asleep on a tricycle while outside during playtime that morning, and further stated that she and another teacher observed bruising to the juvenile’s back, butt, new and under his right arm when he woke up for lunch. The teacher further stated that is when she notified the principal.
KSP contacted dispatch and requested emergency medical services for the child due to the extent of his bruising.
Police talked to the mother, who stated she did not know how the bruising happened, but that she works and her boyfriend, Lonnie Lemaster, 28, of Gunlock, had been taking care of her son the night before. She said she only witnessed a small bruise on her son’s arm. While police and the social services were interviewing the mother, the child stated to his mom that Lemaster had grabbed him up and threw him onto the floor, hit him with a towel, and then began hurting him, according to the citation.
Lemaster told police he did not know how the bruises got on the juvenile, but that the child was also making comments that he was hurting him. He further stated that when he got the child ready for school, he only noticed a couple small bruises on him.
The five-year-old child was transported to UK Children’s Hospital for medical evaluation and social services set up a safety plan for him.
In a related indictment released last week, the child’s mother, Tiffany Adams, 28, of Gunlock, was also charged with first-degree criminal abuse, child 12 years of age or under (Class B felony) in the same incident.
Andrew G. Nielson, 43, of Old Lick Creek Road, in Salyersville, was charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, fentanyl (Class D felony); and third-degree terroristic threatening (Class A misdemeanor). According to the indictment, on or about May 30, 2025, Nielson allegedly possessed a quantity of fentanyl and threatened to commit any crime likely to result in serious physical injury or likely substantial property damage to another person.
In a related indictment, Kinsley L. Every, 30, of Old Lick Creek Road, in Salyersville, was also charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, fentanyl (Class D felony), also for allegedly possessing a quantity of fentanyl on or about May 30, 2025.
In a separate indictment, Nielson was also charged with two counts of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon (Class C felony) and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (Class D felony), also stemming from May 30, 2025.
According to the original arrest warrant, on May 25, Magoffin County Sheriff Bill Meade received a complaint that Andrew Gustaf Nielson, 43, of Old Lick Rd., had made threats to kill her and her family.
While investigating the complaint, Sheriff Meade was provided with several audio and video recordings of the Nielson shouting and trying to provoke the victims into violence, and stating that “anyone he didn’t kill, he would rape,” among other similar statements, including who he would shoot and where he would shoot them, according to the warrant.
While executing a search warrant at Nielson’s home, police found a number of firearms, including an AR-15 and two pistols, along with ammunition, inside his bedroom. Nielson is a convicted felon out of Idaho, according to the arrest citation.
Dillon Gamble, 32, of Mash Fork Road, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, greater than two grams of methamphetamine (Class C felony). According to the indictment, on or about June 12, 2024, Gamble allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
In separate indictments, Gamble and two others were implicated with charges related to allegedly tampering with a water tower. Dillon C. Gamble; Kimberly Compton, 40, of Elk Creek Road; and Michael Compton, 43, also of Elk Creek Road; each were charged with first-degree criminal mischief (Class D felony); and trespassing upon key infrastructure assets (Class B misdemeanor). According to the indictments, on or about May 28 through June 23, 2025, the three allegedly intentionally and wantonly tampered with the operations of a key infrastructure asset, in a manner that rendered the operations harmful or dangerous, the property being owned by Magoffin County Water District, causing a pecuniary loss of $1,114.38, and trespassed upon a drinking water storage terminal owned by the water district.
Robert N. Saylor, 61, of Jim Arnett Branch, in Salyersville, is charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, methamphetamine (Class D felony); possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor); possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor); no tail lights (violation); improper or no windshield (violation); and license plate not legible (violation). According to the indictment, on or about April 2, 2025, Saylor allegedly possessed quantities of meth and marijuana, as well as drug paraphernalia; along with other traffic violations.
Ayrickah R. Fletcher, 21, of Gun Creek Road, in Salyersville, is charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, methamphetamine (Class D felony). According to the indictment, on or about September 22, 2024, Fletcher allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine.
Terry Cobern, Jr., 47, of Jack Adams Subdivision, in Salyersville, is charged with second-degree burglary (Class C felony). According to the indictment, on or about April 2025, Cobern allegedly entered into or remained unlawfully in a dwelling owned by another, with the intent to commit a crime.
Ira J. Morris, 45, of West Liberty, is charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second offense, methamphetamine (Class D felony); tampering with physical evidence (Class D felony); and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor). According to the indictment, on or about April 12, 2025, Morris allegedly possessed a quantity of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, and intentionally attempted to destroy physical evidence he believed was about to be used in official proceedings.
In an indictment issued in May and served this week, Jimmy K. Kern, 35, of Sulpher Spring Road, Salyersville, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, fentanyl (Class C felony). According to the indictment, on or about May 21, 2024, Kern allegedly possessed a quantity of fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
In an indictment issued on June 13 but not released until Wednesday this week after she turned herself in, Caitlin Blanton, 31, of Puncheon Creek Road, in Salyersville, is charged with first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, illegal sex acts, victim under 16 years old (Class B felony). According to the indictment, on or about October 1, 2024, through December 12, 2024, Blanton allegedly intentionally engaged in conduct which would constitute unlawful transaction with a minor by attempting to induce, assist, or cause said minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
Blanton’s charge comes in connection to another indictment served at the same time, previously reported. Gary M. Blanton, 34, of Puncheon Creek Road, Salyersville, was charged with first-degree sodomy, victim under 12 years of age (Class A felony); two counts of first-degree incest, victim under 12 years of age (Class A felony); first-degree rape, victim under 12 years of age (Class C felony); and first-degree sexual abuse, victim under 12 years of age (Class C felony). According to the indictment, on or about October 1, 2024, through December 12, 2024, Blanton allegedly engaged in deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 12 years old, sexual intercourse with someone known to be closely related to him, sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, and sexual contact with a person incapable of consent because the person is less than 12 years old.
According to the original warrant of arrest from May, Kentucky State Police Post 9 Trooper Joe Weddington was made aware that between October 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, Gary Blanton would allegedly be naked and play with himself in front of the juvenile, would make the victim touch his genitalia, would use his finger inside the child’s private parts, and that he had reportedly inserted a knife into the child’s genitalia, causing bleeding. The victim is listed as being under the age of 12.
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.
