Thursday morning in Monongalia County Circuit Court, Rodney A. Moats Jr., 31, of Morgantown, was found guilty by a jury of his peers of first-degree arson, two counts of gross child neglect creating risk of injury and domestic assault, following a multi-day trial this week. Following ...
Law enforcement officers in Preston County recovered over 100 grams (about 3.53 ounces) of methamphetamine and fentanyl following a brief pursuit of two people on a motorcycle. On Aug. 7, Deputy E.A. Mace with the Preston County Sheriff’s Department reported seeing two people, ...
In February, a civil service hearing began regarding accusations of misconduct against Westover Police Lt. Aaron Dalton who was ultimately dismissed from the department due to the allegations. Westover Civil Service Commissioners Justin White, Jessica Thompson and Robert Berryman heard ...
BY JARETT LEWIS SOUTH CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County grand jury indicted a former Chapmanville Police officer who hasn’t been able to explain the disappearance of his police K-9. The police dog named Chase was initially reported missing in April. Marcus Dudley was indicted Thursday for three counts of falsely reporting an emergency, two counts of making false statements and obstructing an officer and one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. The South Charleston Police Department released a statement following the indictment against Dudley. “The South Charleston ...
A Preston County couple is in custody after their 3-year-old was allegedly found walking alone in a ditch along Herring Road in Kingwood. According to criminal complaints, the grandparents were notified the child was found walking in the ditch by two people traveling on Herring ...
A Westover man with a history of theft and fraud charges, was arrested after allegedly shoplifting items from Menard’s at least three times this year. According to court documents, Westover Police were called to Menard’s for a shoplifting in progress on June 28 and apprehended two suspects with concealed goods, one of whom was identified as Edward Allen Estle, 30, of Westover. Management at Menard’s was able to provide officers with a loss prevention report for the June 28 incident as well as two other incidents that had previously occurred in 2023 — on May 18 and June ...
