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James G. Justice, former Pikeville Police chief, remembered for life of service to law enforcement
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former Pikeville Police Chief James G. Justice has died at the age of 77.
Justice, of Pikeville, died Monday, August 31, at his home.
Justice served 28 years with the Pikeville Police Department, beginning as a patrol officer and eventually serving 11 years as chief of police. During his career, he also served as a sergeant, detective and assistant chief. After retiring from the police department, Justice served eight years as director of law enforcement and transportation for Pikeville Medical Center.
Justice was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served four years during the Vietnam War and attained the rank of sergeant.
During his law enforcement career, Justice was involved with several state and federal organizations, including the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the federal Appalachian High Intensity Drug Task Force Executive Board.
In the mid-1990s, Justice directed a federally funded traffic enforcement program targeting impaired driving and speeding. The three-year initiative resulted in about 6,000 citations and warnings and more than 550 DUI arrests. He later spoke about the program at the Georgia Highway Safety Conference in Atlanta.
Justice is survived by his wife, Pageant Branham Justice, along with two children, James G. Justice Jr. and Andrea L. Justice, as well as his stepfamily.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, at J.W. Call Funeral Home in Pikeville. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at the funeral home, with Josh Allen and Keith Blackburn officiating. Police honors will be conducted by the Pikeville City Police Honor Guard, with military rites by the Johns Creek D.A.V. Chapter 166. Burial will follow at Johnson Cemetery in Jonancy.
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Perry woman indicted on federal child porn charges
LONDON, Ky. — A Perry County woman who was arrested on a child porn charge back in April now faces substantially more prison time, after her case was moved to federal court.
Megan Caldwell Combs, 37, of Hazard, was arrested April 6, following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. At that time, police alleged she had been discovered sharing sexually explicit images of children online, and electronic equipment believed to be used in the crime was seized for forensic examination.
She was charged at the time of her arrest with four counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance of a minor younger than 12, which is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
But on Aug. 27, a federal grand jury in London charged her with one count each of receiving, possessing and distributing child porn.
Combs was free on bond and her case was sealed until prosecutors learned of her arrest on Tuesday.
Each of the charges she now faces is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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