Authorities in West Virginia have issued an Amber Alert for a missing girl who was abducted from the town of Beckley.

The alert was issued for Jaddah Rodgers, 16. Police say Rogers was abducted from the Walgreens in Beckley around 6 p.m. Wednesday.  Police believe her alleged abductor is Lawrence Asbury, 20.

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Police have found the 1995 two-door, red Chevrolet Blazer belonging to Asbury around 1:45 a.m. Thursday morning, however, the location of where that vehicle was found has not been released.

A photo of Rodgers was not immediately available. Rodgers is an African-American female standing 5 feet 4 inches tall. She weighs about 115 pounds and was last seen wearing blue jeans.

According to police, the teenager is in extreme danger and anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Beckley Police Department.

A fourth person has been charged in connection to the death of a Frankfort pizza delivery driver.

Police have arrested 18-year-old Cameron Montgomery and charged her with conspiracy to commit robbery. Police allege that Montgomery as well as 18-year-old Brooke Kennedy are accused of setting up a drug sale with 21-year-old Jared Banta. According to an arrest citation, the narcotics sale was cover for a robbery.

Banta was shot and killed. His body was found in a vehicle parked on Schenkel Lane near the Country Hills Apartments.

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Two juveniles were also charged in the case.

The coroner said in a news conference that it appears Banta had suffered from a gunshot wound.  Police say nearby tire marks indicated he may have tried to escape his killer.

Kennedy has been charged with first-degree robbery. One juvenile is facing robbery charges and the other is charged with complicity to commit robbery.

Kennedy and Banta were high school classmates. Kennedy pleaded not guilty in court Thursday. Her bond was set at $100,000 full cash. Her attorney told the judge she was not present during the robbery.

A Knoxville man has been arrested after he illegally used the identity and credit card of a deceased man to buy more $2000 worth of items and services around Knoxville.

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Knoxville Police Officers spoke to a victim December 19 who told them Andrew Jordan Roorda of Knoxville had been using the credit card of her late husband at local businesses and for online shopping. Surveillance camera footage showed Roorda buying 37 items and services at Walmart, the Super 8 Motel and other locations. The total cost of the charges was $2270.78. Roorda is charged with identity theft, forgery, theft by credit card and theft in the second degree, all class D felonies. As well as money laundering, a class C felony, and ongoing criminal conduct, a class B felony.

The mother of a missing Fleming County man is organizing a celebration of life in his honor.

Wesley Mattox has been missing since October 12. His mother, Jean, says that she believes his body was recently found.

People decorating a grave-site in a cemetery on December 22 spotted a body in the woods. The police chief said that the body had been there for weeks and it was badly decomposed. Jean was taken to the area after the scene was cleared.

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“All I could do is stand there and cry and think about him,” said Jean.

Now she is certain that the body is that of her son Wesley. She is putting together a Celebration of Life on Friday.

During the service, Jean will encourage people who knew him best to share good memories and funny stories. She says that is what Wesley would have wanted.

“I told them all to just dress casual,” said Jean.  “Wear your jeans and t-shirt like you boys always ran around.”

The visitation will begin at 11 on Friday, with the service starting at 1. If the body is positively identified as Wesley, Jean told LEX 18 he will be created.

“I am going to take him and put him where he always wanted to be, and I have the land owner’s permission,” said Jean.

The body was sent to Frankfort for an autopsy and identification. Jean said that the service will go on, even if an ID is not made by then.

Deputies say that a man has been arrested after a standoff situation that happened Wednesday morning at Lakeside Court.

Neighbors tell LEX 18 that the incident started when 37-year-old Brent Feck went door-to-door knocking frantically.

Deputies say that they arrived at the scene and tried to calm Feck down, when all of a sudden, he started talking about killing them.

They say that he then ran inside of his home and came back out with a safe that he claimed had a gun inside.

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Neighbors say that they saw Feck shaking the box and trying to unlock it with a code. The neighbors claim Feck even ripped the prongs of a taser out of his skin twice.

“He’s threatened the cop like that, and goes like that and the cop says ‘just back off we’re just trying to calm you down.’ And what happened is he went back, banged the door five times, and it sounded like a shotgun like five times with a shotgun, I don’t know,” said Sarah Ramano.

Feck was eventually tackled by police officers and detained inside of the home.

Neighbors say that they are very pleased with how the police officers handled the situation and that they felt very safe during the standoff.

State Police say that a Golden Alert has been issued for Lori S. Feltz, of Carlisle.

They say that the 58-year-old is mentally handicapped. She was last seen in the area of her residence on Hick Hardy Road in Nicholas County around 9:00 a.m. on December 26.

It is believed she left her residence on foot, but state police say they are not sure about that.

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They describe her as a white female, about 5’7”, weighing 230 pounds.

She has blue eyes and red hair. She was last seen wearing a knee-length black winter coat, a green shirt, blue dress pants, eye glasses, and black shoes with Velcro straps.

Anyone with any information on her location is asked to contact KSP at 1-800-222-5555 or (859) 428-1212.

A missing person investigation has led to the arrest of two Harlan County individuals.

On December 22, Kentucky State Police received a call about an individual missing from the LeJunior community of Harlan County. Troopers began a missing person’s investigation on Hershel Starrett, 58, of LeJunior.

On December 24, Troopers, Detectives, and members of the Harlan County Rescue Squad began searching the area around Mr. Starrett’s residence and were unable to locate him.

Throughout the investigation, Detectives were able to determine that Melissa Starrett, the wife of Hershel and James Starrett a cousin to Hershel, had attempted to purchase a firearm for the purpose to cause injury or death to an individual other than Hershel Starrett.

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Melissa Starrett, 47, of LeJunior and James Starrett, 42 of LeJunior were charged with attempted complicity to commit murder and receiving stolen property . Both were lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center.

KSP Detectives say the charges against Melinda and James are not related to the disappearance of Hershel Starrett at this time.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Hershel Starrett can contact Post 10 Harlan at 606-573-3131 and can remain anonymous. Hershel is a white male, 5’8’, 155 lbs, with brown eyes.

A suspect in a high-profile Madison County murder case pleaded guilty to charges including complicity to commit murder.

Lebruce Ellington was charged with his involvement in the 2010 deaths of Sonsaray Warford and Charles Walker. Family members were surprised when they received the call Tuesday night about the plea deal.

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Ellington formally pleaded guilty to two counts of complicity to commit murder, two counts of complicity to kidnapping, complicity to burglary and being a persistent felony offender.

The Commonwealth’s Attorney recommended a sentence of 35 years on the six charges to run concurrently.