KINGWOOD — A Tunnelton man is charged with wanton endangerment and possessing a 16-gauge shotgun that allegedly went off as he and another man wrestled for control of the gun. […]
Cops and Courts
Man sent to hospital in alleged 4-by-4 attack
MORGANTOWN — An Ohio man is in jail after allegedly beating a man with a 4-by-4, sending him to the hospital. Zachary David Redd, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, is charged […]
Car smashes into tow truck in I-79 accident
MORGANTOWN — Interstate 79 northbound was closed for about an hour Tuesday morning causing traffic to back up for 10 miles after a woman lost control of her vehicle and […]
Man who allegedly used daughter as human shield pleads not guilty
MORGANTOWN — A man who allegedly fought with police on Cheat Lake while using his 7-year-old daughter as a human shield at times pleaded not guilty Monday in Monongalia County […]
Suspect faces more charges in Fairmont arson case
KINGWOOD — Additional charges have been filed against a man accused of setting his house on fire in Fairmont and filing a false insurance claim. Christopher Carlton Metheny, 35, of […]
Police: Man threatens to kill grandparents, burn house down over money
MORGANTOWN —A 25-year-old who allegedly exploited his grandparents for more than $300,000 is in jail. Joseph. P. Rosak III, is charged with financial exploitation of the elderly by the West […]
Police arrest man after items taken from vehicle downtown
MORGANTOWN — After reviewing video footage, officers from the Morgantown Police Department have arrested a Morgantown man for allegedly breaking into a vehicle downtown. According to the criminal complaint: At […]
Harrison County man surrenders in police chase on W.Va. 7
MORGANTOWN — A police chase that started near Goshen Road ended with the suspect surrendering on W.Va. 7, near the Brookhaven intersection. Kenneth James Lindsey, 33, of Harrison County, is […]
Former Monongalia County Clear Mountain Bank branch manager admits to bank fraud
MORGANTOWN — The Taylor County woman charged in April with embezzling more than $230,000 has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. Karen Kinsley, 46, of Grafton, will face up […]
Six arraigned in Magistrate Court after successful drug bust operation
MORGANTOWN — Three arrested locally and facing state charges as part of Operation Lion’s Den — a multi-state investigation that targeted the Maurice Swift drug organization out of Detroit — are still in […]
