SUSPECT LATEST RUN IN WITH POLICE MAKES 19 TIMES BEING ARRESTED LOCALLY SINCE TURNING 18 IN PAST 4 & 1/3 YEARS
AUGUST 18, 2020 – written by WADE QUEEN
Quick work and a lucky break led to the Martin County Sheriff Department catching a continually perpetually local criminal offender red-handed on a motorcycle he had just stolen from Johnson County.
According to a press release from the Martin County Sheriff John H. Kirk, on early Sunday evening, August 16 2020, Martin County Sheriff Kirk received a call at home shortly before 7 P.M. from Martin County deputy Billy Patrick who informed Kirk that he had received information that Casey J. Spence, 22, of Tomahawk, had stolen a Harley Davidson motorcycle belong to Dustin Linville from Paintsville, approximately one hour earlier.
Sheriff Kirk proceeded toward Tomahawk on Milo Road in an unmarked vehicle and passed Casey Spence riding the motorcycle near Rooster Road on north Milo Road.
Sheriff Kirk then turned and followed Mr. Spence to 91 Gordon Maynard Road on Old Route 3. Sheriff Kirk was able to detain Casey Spence and recovered the stolen motorcycle within 20 minutes of Sheriff Kirk receiving the initial call.
Deputy Billy Patrick charged Casey J. Spence with
* RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER/$10,000, which is Class D felony.
Captain Jonathan Holbrook with the Paintsville Police Department is obtaining warrants for Casey J. Spence in Johnson County pertaining to the theft of the motorcycle.
It has since been reported that three days earlier, on Thursday, August 13, Casey J. Spence also allegedly stole another motorcycle, belonging to Patrick Morgan, off of Broadway Street in Paintsville.
According to Patrick Morgan’s fiance’, Karey Beth, they filed a police report, and on Friday, the local cops found and retrieved the motorcycle from a residence in the Painstville area, but officers told the couple Casey Spence was too impaired to arrest, and could not take him to the hospital because of COVID-19 virus. When the couple left Casey Spence’s house with Mr. Morgan’s motorcycle, they stated they saw him run up into the hills, and lamented that the police had said he was too impaired to be arrested but not to run away.
This latest apprehension of Casey J. Spence marks 19 arrests in the local area, nearly all in Martin County or Johnson County, since April 2016, shortly after turning 18, (his first was in Lawrence County on a DUI and seven other motor vehicle violations); totally around 50 charges for Casey J. Spence’s criminal history, made up of various felonies, misdemeanors, and motor vehicle violations; with his most serious offenses were for separately, a first degree assault charge on a civilian in December 2017, and a first degree assault of a police officer charge in July 2018.
Sure would be nice if the Lawrence County Sheriff would work as hard the Martin County Sheriff. We use to have a Sheriff that had his number in the book and would put in the extra work to do the job he was elected to do. Don’t see new one out much at all and when he is you can’t get him out of the office. We sure go fooled and screwed over in the last election….. oh well there is always next time to correct the issue.
Amen to that 👏🏻