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Sentencing delayed in embezzlement case

The sentencing of a former member of the Cassville Volunteer Fire Department who stole more than $16,000 from the department was delayed on Thursday. Judge Susan Tucker ordered the sentencing of David Tennant, for his embezzlement conviction, be rescheduled in two months. She said she ...

Daily Report

Morgantown Police Thomas, Taevonte, 22, of Morgantown, malicious or unlawful assault, burglary, June 29; Deputy Cunningham.Quinn, Anthony, 21, of Morgantown, domestic battery, June 30; Officer McRobie.Avilesalvarado, Edwin, 25, of Morgantown, possession with intent, July 1; Officer Breakiron.Lampkins, Curtis A., 23, of Morgantown, cruelty to animals, strangulation without consent, June 30; Officer Foster. Preston Sheriff Lee, Krista Crystle, 41, of Morgantown, reckless driving, June 30; Deputy Martin Jr. DUI-related Fisher, Adam Michael, 35, of Morgantown, driving while ...

Two men accused of attempted murder plead not guilty

Two men accused of attempted murder pleaded not guilty on the second day of arraignments for those indicted by the June 2020 term of the Monongalia Country grand jury. Kyle Brandon Rocha, 27, appeared by video from North Central Regional Jail and pleaded not guilty to all charges. The ...

Two men charged with murder arraigned

Two Fairmont men accused of murdering a West Virginia University student were arraigned in Monongalia Count Circuit Court on Tuesday. Terrell Linear, 21 and Shaundarius Reeder, 20 are each charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The two were both indicted by ...

Convicted murderer sentenced to prison

MORGANTOWN - The woman who murdered a 67-year-old man with his own gun after he found her burglarizing it was sentenced on Tuesday. Elizabeth Ann Chinn, 34, of Ohio, was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary, grand larceny and two counts of conspiracy by a jury in January. The jury ...

Taking the Oath of Office

Cindy Scott becomes Mon’s latest circuit court judge When Monongalia County’s newest Circuit Court Judge Cindy Scott isn’t hearing cases, she can look out the same window her dad did when he worked for what is now the Natural Resources Conservation Service. “I’m very proud,” ...