The Mountain Eagle
WHITESBURG WEATHER

Three Letcher inmates released from prison





Three inmates from Letcher County have been released from the custody of the Kentucky Department of Corrections by the parole board. They are:

• Ricky Allen Bates Jr., 24, of 21 Dodge Drive, Whitesburg, who was sentenced to a four-year term after he was convicted of two counts of burglary, two counts of criminal mischief, and theft of a controlled substance.

• Melissa Hall, 36, of 190 Hwy. 343, Neon, who was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. She was serving a three-year sentence.

• Robert Lloyd Hibbitts, 73, of 1430 Hwy. 1862, Whitesburg, who was sentenced to a term of eight years. He was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.


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