Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer told The Dominion Post on Wednesday he was glad the jurors in the trial of Deputy Lance Kuretza came to the same conclusion his department had. “I am grateful that their verdict was consistent with the investigation that our department performed ...
WHEELING -- After more than five hours of deliberation Monday afternoon, the jury tasked with deciding the fate of Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza went home without coming to a unanimous decision on his guilt or innocence. The jury will reconvene Tuesday morning to ...
On Thursday, jurors heard the final four witnesses in the criminal trial of Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza, who is accused of depriving Quintin Graziano of his rights by using unnecessary force during a 2018 arrest at a Morgantown hotel and falsifying his report of the ...
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 ...
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 ...