🚨 SALYERSVILLE WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED THREATS INVOLVING CHILDREN
Appalachia Insider · September 28, 2026
Kayla J. Helton of Salyersville is facing a terroristic threatening charge after the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Department received a report concerning alleged threats involving her children.
According to the citation, a man told a deputy that Helton had allegedly stated she wanted to harm her children. The deputy reported reviewing messages allegedly sent by Helton that included a threat to burn a house with her children inside. The citation states Helton’s mother also provided a message concerning getting the children out of the home.
Helton was charged with:
• TERRORISTIC THREATENING, 3RD DEGREE
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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