DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN – At approximately midnight Tuesday, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched by MECCA 9-1-1 to the Chestnut Ridge Road area following reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival, deputies located the […]
Cops and Courts
Former federal CO admits to taking bribes
DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A former corrections officer at Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Morgantown has admitted to accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for contraband, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. […]
Investing in justice: Mon County Sheriff’s Office equips regional officers with elite crime scene skills
DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — On Feb. 24, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office became a hub for professional development, hosting 25 law enforcement officers from across West Virginia for an intensive 8-hour […]
Morgantown man sentenced on child porn charges
DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A Morgantown man will spend the next 20 years in federal prison for multiple counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. […]
WVU law students see US 4th Circuit Appeals Court in action
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU law students got a live look at the workings of a federal court Wednesday morning. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Appeals Court came to the law school […]
Morgantown man sentenced for firearms violation
DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A Monongalia County man was sentenced Thursday for illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Jamie Russell Jones, 47, of Morgantown, was sentenced to […]
Two Mon men plead guilty in federal firearms cases
DPNews@DominionPost.com MARTINSBURG – Two Monongalia County men have entered guilty pleas to firearms charges in the Northern District of West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Raymond Earl Bowers III, […]
State police seek help in death investigation
DPNews@DominionPost.com Monongalia/Marion County Line — The West Virginia State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in an ongoing death investigation after a body was discovered along Interstate 79 South, […]
Preston County man missing
DPNews@DominionPost.com West Virginia State Police Kingwood Detachment has activated a Silver Alert for an attempt to locate an 84-year-old man. Willard A. Dewitt is 6 feet tall, 240 pounds, with […]
Man sentenced to 25 years for 2002 murder
DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Circuit Court has sentenced Chance Williams, 26, of Morgantown, to 25 years in state custody following his conviction for the 2022 murder of Jamey Corbin. […]
