Matching the spirit of the new year, three new Monongalia County circuit clerk officials were sworn in Wednesday, while tearful farewells were said to retirees. As his last official act as Monongalia County Circuit Court judge before his Dec. 31 retirement, Judge Phillip Gaujot said it was ...
The court case for a Morgantown man accused of first-degree arson in relation to a Nov. 28 fire at a Grant Avenue apartment will move forward to Monongalia County Circuit Court. On Thursday, Todd William Riley Jr., 25, of Morgantown appeared via video for a preliminary hearing before ...
With the retirement of Judge Phillip D. Gaujot set at the end of December, Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he is appointing Perri Jo DeChristopher to fill Gaujot’s seat in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court serving Monongalia County. “I am humbled by the support I received during ...
It was a bittersweet moment for members of the legal community in Monongalia County who gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate the retirement of Judge Phillip D. Gaujot. “It has been my personal privilege to have practiced in front of Judge Gaujot over the years and to have known him ...
Monongalia EMS personnel are ready to move forward after David Lawrence Bandy, 31, of Jourdanton, Texas, was found guilty of malicious assault of emergency services personnel during a jury trial in Monongalia County Circuit Court this week. In November 2021, Bandy was being transported by ...
Austin Fought Rempel, 32, of Morgantown, was arrested in Parkersburg Monday after a capias warrant was issued on July 25 for failing to appear in court. Rempel was indicted by a grand jury in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Jan. 6 for an alleged second degree sexual assault in July ...