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Magoffin man reaches plea deal in federal drug case
ASHLAND, Ky. — One of two men charged in a Magoffin County meth trafficking conspiracy has signaled his intention to enter a guilty plea, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.
Anthony Darrell Saylor, 38, of Salyersville, asked the court for permission to change his plea last week. U.S. District Judge David Bunning granted that request on Wednesday.
Saylor and Eddie Arnold McFarland, 34, of Lakeville, were arrested after a raid conducted by the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office turned up a substantial amount of meth, heroin and fentanyl.
They were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and distributing controlled substances. McFarland was also charged with using a gun in a drug trafficking crime and Saylor was also charged with possession with the intent to distribute.
Court records do not indicate the terms of Saylor’s plea deal. He is scheduled to appear in Ashland federal court Sept. 14 to finalize his plea.
McFarland is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 10.
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Floyd suspect arrested after chase last week now facing new charges
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man who was arrested last week following a chase when police went to ask him about a stolen dirt bike is now facing additional charges.
The Floyd County sheriff’s deputies accompanied Pikeville Police officers to the Harold home of 21-year-old Joshawa “Jagger” Bevins to question him regarding the theft of a dirt bike from McCoy Motorsports.
When officers arrived, they say Bevins fled the scene on the dirt bike in question, before crashing into a car and fleeing on foot. He was eventually located by a K9 unit and charged with wanton endangerment, fleeing police and other charges.
A search of court records shows that charges related to the actual theft of the dirt bike have not yet been filed in Pike County.
Floyd County authorities have followed up those charges of receiving stolen property for having the dirt bike in his possession and criminal mischief for crashing the bike, causing more than $1,000 worth of damage.
Police also used his arrest to serve him with an unrelated warrant for identity theft and two counts of possession of a forged instrument for allegedly using a minor’s ID on July 29th in an attempt to cash two checks that had been made out to the minor.
Bevins’ arrest could also have additional consequences, as he was out on bond for allegedly stealing a Porsche in Pike County back in April of 2025, as well as a meth possession and public intoxication charge in Floyd County.
Prosecutors have asked for his bond to be revoked in the auto theft case, and his bond has already been revoked in meth possession case.
Bevins is currently being held without bond in the Floyd County jail.
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