MORGANTOWN — A Westover man kneed a transportation officer in the groin after being arrested for biting part of a man’s ear off, police say. William Kingsley Clark is charged […]
Cops and Courts
State Police seek to identify credit card fraud suspects
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia State Police Morgantown Detachment is seeking information about two credit card fraud suspects, a man and a woman who acted together. The incident occurred between 1:45 […]
Former Justice Ketchum wants probation; prosecutors say jail time is appropriate
CHARLESTON — Lawyers for former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum are asking that he only be placed on probation or fined when he is sentenced this month on a federal wire […]
Woman allegedly abducted from Ruby Memorial; found in 30 minutes
MORGANTOWN — A man is in custody and charged with domestic battery following a domestic dispute that was initially reported as an abduction, according to the Morgantown Police Department. A woman […]
Preston man charged with hitting DOH truck and damaging highway as he fled
KINGWOOD — An Albright man faces charges after police say he ran his truck into a DOH plow truck, then damaged the road as he drove away. Tyler John Uphold, […]
Mon County woman pleads guilty to producing child porn
CLARKSBURG — A 26-year-old Monongalia County woman pleaded guilty to producing child porn in federal court on Thursday. Tara Kae Ponceroff admitted to one count of aiding and abetting production […]
Former professor found not guilty of sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — It only took about 20 minutes of deliberation for a jury to find Joseph Baltimore not guilty of second-degree sexual assault on Thursday. The 41-year-old and several of […]
Mon County Sheriff’s Office arrests woman for misusing donations made for son’s medical condition
MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County woman who raised money for at least five years, allegedly for her son’s medical bills, was arrested Thursday for using most of those donations for […]
Sexual assault trial finishes second day
MORGANTOWN — The prosecution rested and the defense presented its case during the second day of trial for a former WVU professor accused of second-degree sexual assault. Joseph Baltimore, 41, […]
Loughry sentenced to 2 years in federal prison
CHARLESTON — Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to spend two years in federal prison after his conviction last fall on total counts of wire […]
