MORGANTOWN -- Following a vehicle chase, a Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged when police allegedly found drugs on his side of the vehicle. Jack H. Lowery, 36, of Rockwood, is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. About 2:40 a.m. on ...
Magistrate Ron Bane took his oath of office over his grandmother’s Bible on Thursday. “I feel blessed to be able to do this and I’m looking forward to serving the county and doing the best I can,” Bane said. The Bible was given to Bane’s father in 1967 and is kept in a cedar ...
MORGANTOWN - A Morgantown woman is charged with four counts of child neglect after she was found unresponsive in the apartment she shared with her four children. Child Protective Services was contacted about the children, aged 1 month, 1 year, 9 years and 10 years, according to a criminal ...
Mon Sheriff Shuttlesworth, Anthony Michael, 27, of Morgantown, petit larceny, July 4; Deputy Schubert. DUI-related Beckman, Allen Richard, 61, of Albright, driving on license revoked for DUI, July 6; Trooper Wood. Stansberry, Michael S., 52, of Morgantown, driving on license revoked for DUI, July 7; Deputy Cunningham.
A Morgantown man being held on attempted kidnapping charges had his bond reduced from $500,000 to $50,000 on Tuesday. Felix Nahun Reyes Galeas, 31, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday afternoon. While that hearing was waived, Magistrate Sandy Holepit did allow the bond reduction — albeit not to the $25,000 amount Galeas’ attorney, Thomas Kroger, requested. Prosecutor Stephen Fitz said the bond issue may be irrelevant as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has assigned a deportation officer to the case. Fitz said Galeas is from Honduras. “So, ...
MORGANTOWN -- A civilian employee with the Morgantown Police Department tested positive for COVID-19 and is under self-isolation for 14 days. An additional 12 city employees were in contact with the individual, according to Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy. Those employees ...
