Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — Seventeen people were charged with drug distribution in early September in a one-count indictment, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Sixteen of the defendants were arrested in a […]
Cops and Courts
Kingwood man charged under “revenge porn” statute
KINGWOOD— A Preston County man was charged with criminal invasion of privacy for allegedly posting nude photos of a woman on a porn website without her permission. Rodney Keith Moats, […]
Gaujot grants parole to man with child porn
All computers, smartphones are subject to search A 78-year-old man who was sentenced to 2-10 years of home confinement for having child pornography was granted parole on Tuesday. David Berentsen […]
Westover Police Chief Richard Panico resigns
BY GABRIELLA BROWN Newsroom@DominionPost.com Westover Police Chief Richard Panico announced his resignation during Monday night’s Westover City Council meeting. Panico is one of three officers named in an ongoing civil lawsuit […]
MPD breaks up nine parties, issues 12 citations
The Morgantown Police Department responded to nine “loud parties” or possible gatherings Friday through Sunday. That’s according to Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy who said most of those were in […]
We have to get this right: Committee discusses FOP review board concerns
Police oversight and review board ordinance in the works MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Zack Cruze said pushback from the Fraternal Order of Police and others over the city’s efforts to […]
Mon grand jury returns 107 indictments
A 73-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his stepdaughter is among the 107 indictments returned by the September term of the Monongalia County grand jury. The grand jury also […]
Police: man wanted for stabbing arrested after vehicle chase
A man accused of stabbing someone in June was arrested on Friday after allegedly leading deputies on a vehicle chase in Morgantown. Timothy I. Brooks Jr., 30, of Morgantown, is […]
Judge denies new trial for Preston County man convicted in 1990 murder
KINGWOOD — A convicted Preston County murderer’s appeal has been denied by Senior Status Judge Larry Starcher. Richard Knotts was convicted in 1990 of murdering Robert Barlow Jr. The jury’s […]
Detroit man charged with drug possession
Allegedly found on I-68 with cocaine, cash A Detroit man was arrested after a state trooper reportedly found cocaine during a traffic stop. Stewart Jenkins, 47, is charged with possession […]
