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Man on parole for shooting officer arrested for drug trafficking
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man who was convicted of shooting a Prestonsburg police officer back in 2015 has been arrested once again, this time for drug trafficking.
Robert L. Powers, 38, of Sitka, was arrested Tuesday morning, after he was pulled over for suspected DUI and police found meth, marijuana and other drugs, along with drug sales paraphernalia inside his vehicle. He and a passenger, Hillary Cline, 34, of Prestonsburg, were charged with complicity to trafficking in meth and marijuana and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Powers pleaded guilty in 2018 to second-degree assault, wanton endangerment and felon in possession of a firearm for an incident back in October of 2015.
Prestonsburg Police Officer Adam Dixon attempted to pull over Powers for speeding, resulting in him fleeing to a relative’s home. As police tried to arrest him, he began firing a gun, striking Dixon one time in the chest. Dixon survived the shooting.
Powers was given a 20-year prison sentence in December of 2018, but he was paroled in February of 2025.
He is currently being held in the Floyd County Detention Center.
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Herd Baseball Drops Contest to No. 17 West Virginia
PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (13-10) fell 3-0 to No. 17 West Virginia on Tuesday night at Jack Cook Field in Huntington, West Virginia.
“It was a really good college baseball game tonight. We really appreciate Herd Nation for coming out. It was a great crowd, great atmosphere here,” Herd Baseball Head Coach Greg Beals said. “Give their pitching staff credit. They pitched the ball really well and we struck out 12 times. I think we’re better than that. I thought we competed really well, especially on the mound. We got great outings from Luke Proehl and Alex Caudill.”
Luke Proehl and Alex Caudill shutdown the Mountaineers out the bullpen. Proehl threw 2.2 scoreless innings allowing just two hits and striking out three. Caudill registered four punch outs across 4.0 hitless frames while allowing one walk.
WVU tallied a run in each of the first three innings.
In the bottom of the seventh, Oliver Service extended his hitting streak to three games with a leadoff single to break up West Virginia’s no-hit bid.
MU drew five walks and was hit by pitch three times with Cleary Simpson drawing a pair of free passes.
UP NEXT
The Herd resumes Sun Belt Conference play on Friday as it starts a three-game series against No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Jack Cook Field.
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