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State Police at Kingwood Fullmer, Zachery Wade, 36, of Tunnelton, strangulation, June 25; Trooper Hall. Preston Sheriff Gardner, William Earl, 41, of Terra Alta, driving on revoked license, improper registration, possession of a controlled substance, no insurance, June 26; Deputy T.E. Mitter. DUI-related Knotts, Tina Ann, 41, of Tunnelton, third-offense DUI, June 3; Trooper Hall.

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Preston SheriffSmith, Edward Allen, 45, of Morgantown, receiving or transferring stolen property, June 24; Deputy Farling.

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Preston SheriffBryant, Christina Louise, 38, of Albright, domestic battery, June 3; Deputy Lewis.Moyers, Jeremy Colt, 37, of Accident, Md., public intoxication, obstructing an officer, June 24; Deputy T.E. Mitter.

Preston County grand jury returns indictments for murder, other charges

KINGWOOD — A Morgantown man was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder Tuesday by the June term of the Preston County Grand Jury. Aaron Glenn Hoard, 34, has been in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail since being charged in November 2019 with the shooting death of Grant Felton Jr., 38, ...

Police respond to suicide downtown Saturday

A 38-year-old man committed suicide just around midnight Saturday on High Street. The Morgantown Police Department responded to a disturbance, initially reported as a fight, at about 12:15 a.m. Saturday, according to Communications Director Andrew Stacy. When officers arrived, they found a man had committed suicide with a firearm inside his vehicle, Stacy said. The man’s death is being investigated, Stacy said. The Dominion Post is not naming the victim. Anyone with suicidal thoughts can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 to speak with a ...

Murder, attempted murder among cases presented to grand jury

Two men accused of killing a West Virginia University student and a Masontown man accused of shooting another man in the face are among the 79 indictments returned by the June 2020 Monongalia County grand jury. The county traditionally holds three terms of the grand jury a year in January, May and September. However, the May grand jury was moved to June because of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. All three 2019 grand jury sessions returned more than 100 indictments as did the January 2020 grand jury, which came back with 112 true bills. Prosecutor Perri DeChristopher previously ...