MORGANTOWN — The parents of Leah Berhanu have sued Michelle Gelada, who struck and killed their daughter in a crosswalk on Patteson Drive on February 1, 2018. The suit seeks […]
Cops and Courts
Gaujot plans to recuse himself from hearings case of accused arsonist
MORGANTOWN — Judge Phillip Gaujot told attorneys he plans to recuse himself from hearing the case of Jordan Lipscomb-Moffat, accused of setting fire to Destiny Deliverance Ministries, a Westover church. […]
Charges dropped against man accused of stabbing
MORGANTOWN — The charge against Juan Treschel-Valerio, accused of stabbing a man near the South High Street Bridge in November 2018, was dropped, but he’s suffered consequences because of the […]
Attempted traffic stop ends with three ruined cars
MORGANTOWN — A man known to area law enforcement started a police chase on Mileground Road Monday morning and, after deputies aborted the chase, allegedly crashed his vehicle into two […]
Man pleads guilty to 24-year-old sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — An 83-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in a parking garage on Chestnut Street 24 years ago; on Friday, 68-year-old Raymond Wise pleaded guilty to the crime. Wise did […]
Two arrested for hotel break-in
MORGANTOWN — Two men were arrested after breaking into a hotel storage room, according to police. Anthony William Dale Gaskill, 20, of Morgantown and Jeremy Scott Williams, 37, are both […]
Plea dismissed when defendant confesses to another crime
KINGWOOD — A plea to an information was dismissed Thursday in Preston Circuit Court when the defendant confessed to another crime. Mercedes Gardner, of Terra Alta, was scheduled to plead […]
Terra Alta man charged with threatening officers, stealing pizza
KINGWOOD — A Terra Alta man is charged with stealing pizza while officers from several departments were at the restaurant. Chester Edward Burns, 70, was in the Tygart Valley Regional […]
Police confirm identity of fugitive killed on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — Donquale Gray, wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer, was the man shot and killed by the U.S. Marshals Service on March 6, according to a […]
No prison time for Ketchum; “I’m just plain guilty” former justice tells federal judge
CHARLESTON — “I’m just plain guilty,” the words from former state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum when he spoke before U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Wednesday at his sentencing hearing […]
