MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Community Resources, the nonprofit board that oversees the Hazel’s House of Hope property, is suing Bartlett House, Inc. for breach of contract. In the June 3 filing […]
Tag: Monongalia County Circuit Court
Mon County indictments include murder, attempted murder
Arraignments began this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court for those indicted during the grand jury session earlier this month on May 15 – 17. May’s grand jury delivered 126 indictments […]
Prosecution rests in Mon County murder trial – defense begins Monday
Prosecutors Gabrielle “Gabe” Mucciola and Brandon Benchoff rested their case Friday afternoon in the first-degree murder trial of Cleotis Eppes, confident they presented enough evidence over three days of testimony […]
Day 2 of Moore murder trial – Romano gives his version of events
The trial for one of the men accused in the May 2022 murder of Matthew Moore continued Wednesday with opening statements from attorneys and testimony from 10 people. Cleotis Cortez-Paul […]
Plea agreement reached for one of two 2022 murder suspects
One of the two men accused in the 2022 murder of Matthew Moore has entered into a plea agreement prior to a trial set to begin next week. On February […]
Jury returns conviction in child sexual abuse case
Wednesday evening in Monongalia County Circuit Court, Steven Ray Desantis, 41, was found guilty of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust to a […]
Mon County grand jury returns 97 indictments
The first Monongalia County grand jury of 2024 returned 97 indictments for 85 individuals during the session held Jan. 10-12 at the Monongalia County Justice Center. This is a […]
Monongalia County grand jury indictments
The following individuals were indicted by the January Monongalia County grand jury. An indictment is not a conviction. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty.
Court proceedings continue for former North Elementary staff
The former principal of North Elementary, Natalie Webb, was sentenced Monday after being found guilty of failure to report child abuse following several alleged incidents involving students being abused by teachers. […]
Jury finds Mon County man guilty of arson, child neglect, domestic assault
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 […]
