People call 911 for many reasons. But when one Anderson County man dialed for help, his request was a little odd.

It’s not everyday someone calls 911 and says, “Hey, can you take me to jail.”

That’s exactly what Justin Ransdell did.

“I want to do the right thing in life,” Ransdell said.

So on Halloween, the confessed drug addict says he tried to right some wrongs.

The 22-year-old, already given a break by a judge for other drug convictions, dialed 911 asking for a ride to jail.

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“I think it was a very good decision on my part to call and turn myself in, because me out there, me on the streets doing what I do best, messing thing up, getting high… I would have caught another charge,” Ransdell said.

Ransdell admits to doing meth last Thursday. But while he says he’s ready to face the consequences of breaking the rules of his earlier release, Ransdell doesn’t think jail is the best option for him.

“I’m sitting back here listening to people talk about getting high, how to get high, new ways to get high. I don’t need that,” he said.

He wants to go to rehab, instead. He’s been there once before this time last year, but claims now he’s ready to change.

“I know I need help, I got a drug problem,” Ransdell said.

Ransdell faces a judge Nov. 25 when he’ll find out if extended jail time is in his future for violating the terms of his release.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department investigators are asking for your help with a missing person’s case.

The department received a call Monday reporting 51-year-old Jeffrey Maruska missing. He is a resident of the Town of Rock Falls. He is not at home and has not showed up for work at Badger Evergreen. Maruska’s personal property, including his keys, wallet, bank card, and car are still at his home.

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Maruska’s family is concerned because he does have some health problems and may need help. Anyone with information about Jeffrey Maruska’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact Lincoln County’s dispatch center at 715-536-6272 or your nearest law enforcement agency.

A trial date has been set for a woman accused of killing her boyfriend with a hatchet.

52-year-old Gail Kelley is scheduled to go to trial in February 2015.

Kelley is accused of killing 44-year-old Michael Evans in his sleep in July of last year. He was found covered in blood in his bed.

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Police say Kelley told officers she struck Evans in the head with a hatchet, killing him.

Kelley has pleaded not guilty.

The remains of Gavin Smith, a 20th Century Fox executive missing since 2012, were found and identified in California, authorities told ABC News.

Hikers discovered Smith’s remains Sunday in a rural area of Palmdale, northern Los Angeles County, the County Sheriff’s Office said. The cause of death isn’t known, as the results of an autopsy have not been finalized.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, which is handling the investigation, plans to release additional information on the case this morning.

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Smith, 57, a married father of three, disappeared in early May 2012 after leaving a friend’s home in Ventura County’s Oak Park neighborhood. The night he went missing, authorities say, Smith drove off, without a word, and never came back.The disappearance was originally considered a missing person’s case, but reclassified as a homicide in February 2013 after Smith’s car, a black 2000 Mercedes-Benz 420E, was found at a storage facility.

No one has been charged with Smith’s death.

Smith played basketball at UCLA in the mid-1970s under legendary coach John Wooden. He later spent 18 years in the movie industry, helping to distribute movies such as “Avatar” and the “Star Wars” trilogy.

A man who was found shot to death in the parking lot of an abandoned doctor’s office in Floyd County Wednesday afternoon has been identified.

The Floyd County coroner said Thursday the 34-year-old man is Bill Russell Collins of Knott County.

An autopsy is being performed in Frankfort Thursday.

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Collins was found minutes after neighbors say they heard several shots fired in the parking lot of the abandoned clinic on Route 321 just outside Prestonsburg.

Route 321 was bocked for several hours as state police investigated the scene.

No arrests have been made so far and the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police have arrested a third person wanted in connection to the shooting death of a Louisville teen.

21-year-old Leonel Hernandez was arrested in the shooting death of 17-year-old Darius Miller, who was gunned down in July 2013 in the parking lot of a Walgreens.

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18-year-old Destiny Trusty and 22-year-old Kyle Chambers are also charged in the case.

Local police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person.

The West Milford Police Department posted a missing person alert for township resident Josiah Chaplain on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon. Chaplain has been missing since 12 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

According to the alert, Chaplain is 23 years old with brown hair, brown eyes, and a light complexion.

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He is 5-foot-7-inches tall, and weighs approximately 155 pounds.

The West Milford Police Department asks that people contact them if they may have information about Chaplain or know where he may be. The police can be reached at 973-728-2800.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is currently seeking help in locating the following missing person:  John J Dates is a white male born on September 12, 1948.  He is about 5’ 10” tall, has a frail build, and is balding.

Mr. Dates was last seen on October 29th in the area of Southern Village.  Mr. Dates does not have a vehicle and is expected to be on foot or traveling by bus.

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If you have information concerning the whereabouts of John Dates, please call Investigator Bolden of the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2870 or contact Orange County Communications by calling 911 immediately.

Two employees at the Cash in a Dash had a frightening experience when the Estill County business was robbed at gunpoint.

Wednesday morning, police say a man entered the cash advance business on Richmond Road in Irvine. He initially said he wanted to sell some jewelry but he wasn’t a customer for long.

“The customer ended up turning into basically a robbery suspect that we’re looking for,” says Trooper Purdy of the Kentucky State Police.

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The owner says it was quite unexpected for the two women working inside.

“He did look a little strange, a little nervous maybe, but he sat down and had talked to them and then all of a sudden he said he needed some money to get out out of here like he was from out of town,” says Judi Strong.

The man pulled out a gun and forced the two employees to the floor. The owner says the suspect then tied the two victims’ arms behind their back.

Police say the man got away with an undetermined amount of cash and a purse. After he left, Strong says one woman was able to get free and hit the panic button which alerted police.

They are looking for a white man about 6-feet-tall. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and a ball cap.

If you have information you are asked to call Kentucky State Police.

A man was found shot to death at an abandoned building in Floyd County Wednesday afternoon.

Neighbors say they heard several shots fired before finding a man dead in the parking lot of an abandoned doctor’s office on Route 321 just outside Prestonsburg.

The Floyd County coroner said the 34-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene with gun shot wounds. He has not been identified pending family notification. An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday, the coroner said.

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A man who lives right next door tells LEX 18 no one was in the parking lot, but when he returned just five minutes later, the man was already dead.

State police have not said if anyone had been arrested or what might have lead to the shooting. Police shut down Route 321 where the shooting took place for several hours as they investigated.

“My daughter called me and said ‘dad, there’s somebody been shot or something. I heard about three gun shots,’ and she said ‘I looked out the door and there was two or three people standing out there, around him.’ So I came home and he was already covered up by a sheet by, then,” said neighbor Roy Compton.

Police say they are treating the case as a homicide.