Date: 11-25-2019
Life sentence possible in child abuse case
A Pikeville man was indicted this week by a Pike grand jury for his alleged role in a child abuse case, and faces a charge which could potentially lead to a life sentence if he’s convicted.
Jerry L. Maynard, 33, Betty Maynard, 26, and Kylene M. Anderson, 25, all of Town Mountain Road were each indicted on a two-count charge of first-degree criminal abuse, a class C felony which carries a prison sentence of between five and 10 years. However, Jerry Maynard, court documents show, was also indicted on charges of being a persistent felony offender in the first degree (two counts) and first-degree wanton endangerment charges.
The persistent felony offender charges, court documents show, are linked to Jerry Maynard’s extensive criminal history, which includes convictions on charges criminal possession of a forged instrument, theft and possession of a controlled substance in Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties.
One of the persistent felony offender charges, the documents show, is a class A felony, which is punishable by between 20 years and 50 years in prison.
The charges are linked to an investigation by the Pikeville Police Department launched earlier this month.
Officers, according to court documents, found that a 2-year-old girl — Anderson’s daughter, who lived in a residence with Anderson and Betty Maynard and Jerry Maynard — had been “severely physically abused.”
Pikeville Police Officer Tommy Fouts wrote in court documents that the child had bruises on her face “which were very dark,” along with bruises on her arms, legs and buttocks. Fouts wrote that the child also appeared to be very hungry when taken into protective custody.
“… (The child) ate so much so fast that she threw up,” Fouts wrote.
Fouts wrote that Anderson said all three adults in the residence “spank the child every day,” including hitting the child on the buttocks with a wooden paddle and slapping the child in the face with their hands.
According to the warrant against Jerry Maynard, on Nov. 10, in addition to using a wooden paddle on the child and slapping the child in the face, he struck Anderson in the face while she was holding the child, placing the child in imminent danger of serious physical injury.
The abuse of the child, the indictment shows, occurred between November 2018 and this month, and the documents indicate a second child was also a victim of the abuse.
Anderson and Betty Maynard were arrested Nov. 10, while Jerry Maynard was arrested Nov. 15. Court records show both Anderson and Jerry Maynard remained lodged in the jail as of presstime this week.
Appalachian News-Express
I love how the news fabricates and picks through police reports and can publish whatever they want! They left out the part that she wasnt even holding the child when he busted that bitches face; and why he hit her in the face! He hit “Anderson” because she hit their 5 yrs daughter and blacked her eye and is also why she left before they got home cause she knew her ass was gonna get beat for hitting their kid! While Maynard and Maynard were gone (to get a ladder to hang Christmas lights) the friend who came to watch Maynard’s kids til they got back asked their daughter how her eye got blacked she said “Kylene did it” So the friend called Maynard and Maynard and told them what their daughter had told her and they immediately turned to go back home…while on their way home is when they ran Into Anderson walking down the road with her 2yr old walking beside her(not in her arms!)When he hit her she was walking down the road away from their home(which is why the police were called anyways ;Anderson called 911 and told them they needed to send someone to get Maynard’s kids cause she wanted to leave their home) well when they got home Maynard told the KSP that they needed to check her 2 year old cause they had caught her hitting her kid on previous occasions. The KSP didn’t because AND I QUOTE: “HE THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST SAYING THAT ABOUT ANDERSON BECAUSE THEY WERE MAD AT HER”…. After the KSP left Maynards he ran into Anderson still walking now with a bloody face…so he took her to the hospital…she was mad cause her ass got what she deserved for hitting that baby in the face just because she was mad at the Maynard’s and wasnt woman enough to take it up with the adults so she took it out on the 5yr old child! Not only that but she waited til the Maynard’s left to go get a ladder before calling 911 cause she wanted to leave their house…(and I personally believe she did this so she could take her anger out on their daughter and and then she realized what was going to happen to her fat ass when they found out and she panicked)! So “No” the Maynard’s did not abuse their child and CPS and the local police need to do their damn jobs before accusing someone of something like this…but that’s what you get with small town dumbass wannabe heroes… no matter if someone is innocent or not they’ll try their best to condemn and convict them just to make it look like they’ve done such a good job! Well, you need to do your damn job first and then go from there! Do a full investigation! Oh…did I mention that they indicted Maynard with “No Evidence whatsoever except “Anderson’s statement”??! But sure…she wouldn’t have no reason to lie tho…right?!
Why wouldn’t the female whip the girl if thAts the case? You never one time in ur story of taking up for adults (child/women abuser) mentioned that baby was so hungry she ate til she threw up she had new and old bruses all over? Before taking up for grown ass lowlifes I’ll take the kids part. Hell everyone in martin country knew Jerrys sick ass is nothing but a dope head, thieving, punk ads woman beater it’s no surprise he’s also a child abuser! The question here is if you’re takin up for this junk are you like them?