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 ...
One woman was arrested Wednesday after a violent fight broke out between her and another female in the lobby of Mon Health Medical Center. While in route to the disturbance, Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were told by emergency dispatchers that “a female was on the phone ...
A Warren, Mich., man who was arrested by deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department in December 2021 has admitted in federal court to transporting methamphetamine to the Morgantown area. Myron Manning, 25, plead guilty this week to a possession with intent to distribute ...
The upcoming jury trial for Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza will now be held at the United States District Court in Wheeling after maintenance work scheduled at the original venue in Clarksburg threatened to further delay the proceedings. Kuretza is accused of ...