Joshua Moore has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of Tampering With a Witness, a Class D felony, in Johnson Circuit Court. According to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit, Moore sent a letter to a witness in another criminal case pending against him, instructing the individual not to appear in court or testify against him. Moore was sentenced on October 23, 2026. The case was investigated by Austin Caudill, Intelligence Officer for the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Source: Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, 24th Judicial Circuit #AppalachiaInsider #JohnsonCounty #Paintsville #WitnessTampering #KentuckyNews #EasternKentucky