Joint Law Enforcement Investigations Result in Two Arrests in Middlesboro

From WRIL - The Big One -

(Middlesboro, Ky.) On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Middlesboro Police and Bell County Sheriff’s Department worked to apprehend two individuals in separate cases.

In the first case - law enforcement, led by MPD Detective Barry Cowan and BCSO Detective Hunter Luttrell, apprehended 33-year-old Dominic Lester of Middlesboro. After an investigation determined that Lester had been conducting drug trafficking operations, he was charged with Trafficking in Controlled Substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (less than 4 grams Cocaine) and Trafficking in Controlled Substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (greater than or equal to 10 dosage units – Opiates).

In the second incident - arrested was 31-year-old Jessie Miracle of Middlesboro charged with Sodomy – 1st degree (victim under the age of 12 years) and Sodomy – 2nd degree. The investigation revealed the incidents took place when the female victim was a child. Both Dominic Lester and Jessie Miracle were lodged in the Bell County Detention Center.

Assisting was the Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force and US Marshal Service.