Perception was the word of the day during the ongoing trial for Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza who is accused of allegedly violating the constitutional rights of Quintin Graciano by using excessive force during a January 2018 arrest at a Morgantown hotel and falsifying ...
WHEELING -- Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department 1st Sgt. Kurt Thomas spent nearly five hours on the stand Tuesday explaining use-of-force training deputies receive. He also answered questions from attorneys about when, where, how and what type of force is appropriate for law ...
A Fairview man was arrested on drug charges Friday after Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies seized meth, suspected fentanyl and other substances. According to a release issued by the department, deputies were dispatched to a drug incident, near the Blacksville Post Office. An officer and his canine responded to the call, near the 7-Eleven in Blacksville. There, Deputy Hall’s K-9 indicated on the driver’s side door of a vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded approximately 1.94 ounces of methamphetamine, 1.02 ounces of suspected fentanyl, 24 grams of marijuana, ...
CHARLESTON — House and Senate leaders along with the governor’s office have been meeting in recent weeks, working toward a possible solution to the problem of worker vacancy rates in the state’s jails and prisons. Senate President Craig Blair said the meetings, the latest of which took place last Thursday, have been productive. “These meetings have been nothing short of excellent where everybody is coming together and working holistically on fixing corrections,” Blair said last week on MetroNews “Talkline.” “It’s a legacy issue that we’ve had before us and ...
WHEELING -- The trial for Monongalia County Deputy Lance Kuretza began Monday morning at the United States District Courthouse in Wheeling. Kuretza was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2022 for allegedly depriving Quintin Graciano of his civil rights by using excessive force ...
One woman was arrested Wednesday after a violent fight broke out between her and another female in the lobby of Mon Health Medical Center. While in route to the disturbance, Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were told by emergency dispatchers that “a female was on the phone ...
