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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Morgantown man is charged with leading sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle chase in a stolen car. John P. Foster IV, 44, is charged with larceny and two counts of fleeing with reckless disregard by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office. On June 18, a man reported his red 2006 Mazda 6 was stolen from his driveway at Independence Hill Village, according to a criminal complaint. The victim said he noticed his keys were missing earlier and about five minutes before talking to Deputy R. Ambrose, he heard a car horn outside and his car was gone. The victim said he thought Foster ...
Mon County Sheriff McDonald, David Wesley II, 32, of Independence, malicious or unlawful assault, June 21; Deputy Kuretza. High, Brandon Lee, 23, of Morgantown, domestic battery, domestic assault, obstructing an officer, destruction of property, two counts unlawful assault of a government representative, health care worker or emergency service personnel, June 20; Deputy King. Hodgson, Timothy W. Jr., 26, of Brave, Pa., refusal to give fingerprints, disorderly conduct, obstructing an officer, June 20; Deputy Coe. Lykens, Jeffrey Allen, 29, of Morgantown, violation of a ...
WVU profs working to lift up country’s law enforcement WVU Today Costa Rica is known around the world over for its rainforests, coffee and beaches. But despite Costa Rica’s reputation for safety and its recent economic growth, criminals use its strategic location for smuggling ...
