Another death possible, pending review Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — Autopsy results show the July death of a Mount Olive Correctional Complex inmate from an underlying health condition also involved COVID-19 complications. A more recent Mount Olive inmate death, meanwhile, ...
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 multi-agency operation Tuesday. Those charged and arrested for ...
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, 34, of Kingwood, was charged this week. He was freed on $500 bond. According to a criminal complaint ...
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 was given that sentence by Judge Phillip Gaujot in May 2018 for his conviction of possession of materials of minors in sexually explicit conduct. Parole is similar to probation in that there are conditions and rules that must be followed. Any computers or smartphones used by Berentsen are subject to random searches, Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri DeChristopher said. After ...
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 against the City of Westover. The lawsuit alleges ...
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 the Sunnyside area and all except one of them received an initial warning. “For the most part, officers did not have to return after the initial response,” Stacy said. The number of parties fell off greatly after Sept. 11, he said. That was the day an order from Interim City Manager Emily Muzzarelli banning parties and social gatherings in some parts ...
