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Man arrested for sending child pornography

A Morgantown man is accused of sending child pornography through Snapchat. Tyler C. Walker, 29, is charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography by the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department. The department received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the Internet Crimes Against Children data portal, that an unknown person sent two photos consistent with child porn through Snapchat, according to a criminal complaint. Detectives were given the IP address the images were uploaded from, the Snapchat user name and the phone ...

Preston County woman charged with threatening state workers

KINGWOOD — A woman charged last week with allegedly harassing an officer is now charged with sending at least 20 threatening emails, as well as voice mails, to five other state employees. Paula May Sigley, 35, has a street address outside Rowlesburg and a post office box in Aurora, ...

Victim in Monday’s fatal crash identified

MORGANTOWN -- The man killed in Monday's fatal motorcycle crash on Grafton Road has been identified as John Tubliono, 64, of Morgantown. That's according to Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy. He did not identify the driver of the BMW that was also involved in the ...

Woman flees with child after accident

Charges include battery of an officer and fleeing with reckless indifference A Morgantown woman is accused of fleeing from the police after causing a vehicle accident with her child in the car and attacking officers when they arrested her. Stephanie Gifford, 31, is charged with two counts of battery on a police officer, fleeing with reckless indifference and child neglect by the Morgantown Police Department. On Monday, Officer Smith saw a vehicle accident in the parking lot of the Kroger on Earl L. Core Road, according to a criminal complaint. One of the vehicles, a red Nissan ...

Man arrested for alleged dirt bike chase

MORGANTOWN -- A Morgantown man is charged with running from a Monongalia County Sheriff's Deputy on a dirt bike. Earl D. Crites III, 20, is charged with fleeing from an officer with reckless disregard. Deputies Matlick and Ward were patrolling near Tyrone Road just after midnight on ...

Mon sheriff looking for burglary suspect

Larry Thomas Heaster, 24, of Snake Hill Road, is wanted for two counts of burglary, according to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office. Heaster is 5 feet 10 inches, 210 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, according to the department. Anyone who knows where Heaster is located is ...