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Judge denies motion for home confinement

Man burglarized home after owner was murdered A motion to modify the sentence of a man who helped a murderer steal from her victim’s home was denied  Thursday. Judge Phillip Gaujot denied the motion for home confinement or to run the sentences of Glenn Weaver, 28, ...

State Police charge Morgantown man with sex assault

57-year-old also accused of burglary and solicitation A 57-year-old man is charged with sexually assaulting a teen relative’s 15-year-old best friend about 20 times between October and December. The charges were brought by the West Virginia State Police. Gerald Thomas McCarthy, of ...

Landlord back on home confinement

A 69-year-old landlord, who was convicted of stealing from a tenant and sexual abuse, is on home confinement indefinitely — and could be sent back to prison at anytime — after a hearing to revoke his probation and parole Friday. Judge John Henning found that Gary Walden violated the ...

Florida man charged in county

Allegedly threatened deputy after attempted break-in A Florida man was arrested and charged after he allegedly attempted to break into a house with a knife and then threatened a deputy. Sheldon Uzochukwu, 23, of Casselberry, Fla., is charged with burglary and terroristic threats by the ...

Man commits suicide after police chase

A 31-year-old man shot himself after the Morgantown Police Department found him hiding in a crawl space following a foot chase. Officers with the MPD spotted Robert Rye, who they knew had warrants from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department and the New Jersey State Police, about 2 ...