MORGANTOWN — The sentencing of Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, has been postponed. Smith previously entered an Alford plea to the charge of the first degree murder of Alexa […]
Tag: Monongalia County Circuit Court
Man pleads guilty to murder of grandson’s mother
The man accused of killing his grandson’s mother pled guilty to first degree murder in Monongalia County Circuit Courty Tuesday afternoon. Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, appeared by video […]
Man accused of DUI causing death, bodily injury among those in final day of arraignments
MORGANTOWN — A man accused of driving while impaired, causing death along with three other related charges was among those who appeared in the third day of arraignments Thursday for […]
Suspect in armed robbery turned shooting sentenced to probation, home confinement
MORGANTOWN — One of two males involved in an armed robbery in connection to a shooting has been sentenced to five years of probation, one year of which is home […]
Suspected Pagan Motorcycle Club member convicted of robbery, grand larceny
MORGANTOWN—Brandon White, 28, of Masontown, was convicted of two felonies — second-degree robbery and grand larceny — following a Monongalia County Circuit Court jury trial Tuesday. According to the criminal […]
WVU settles Mon Boulevard rockslide lawsuits
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled two lawsuits relating to injuries caused when boulders from a rockslide fell onto Monongahela Boulevard and the PRT track in […]
State supreme court releases annual caseload report
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the number of cases filed in Monongalia County magistrate and circuit courts in 2020 was lower than in 2019. The Supreme Court of Appeals […]
Murder suspect denied bond a second time
A second Monongalia County Circuit Court judge declined to set bond for a man accused of shooting another man to death. Michael Corney, 34, was indicted by a grand jury […]
Wadestown man pleads not guilty to sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — A 26-year old Wadestown man pleaded not guilty to four counts sexual assault in the third degree. During a Wednesday arraignment, Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker […]
Mon County preps letter for circuit court on delayed projects
MORGANTOWN — “Tell your judges to do their job.” That, Monongalia County Commission President Sean Sikora said, was the response the commission received from top West Virginia Department of Transportation […]









