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 Eppes Jr., 49, of the Detroit area, also known as “Ghost,” faces charges for first degree murder, ...
The jury trial for Cleotis Cortez-Paul Eppes Jr, 49, accused in the May 7, 2022, murder of Matthew Moore began Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court. The Honorable Paul W. Gwaltney will preside over the trial with Monongalia County Prosecutor Gabrielle “Gabe” Mucciola and ...
The last of three men indicted for their roles in the 2018 murder of James “Whitey” Bulger at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Hazelton appeared before U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh for an arraignment hearing Wednesday afternoon in Clarksburg. Bulger, who was known for ...
MORGANTOWN -- One of two men who murdered 21-year-old WVU student Eric J. Smith Feb. 28, 2020, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Terrell Linear, 22, apologized to Smith's family at Thursday’s hearing. “I take complete and full ...
The jury that convicted Shaundarius Reeder of first-degree murder in under two hours was unable to decide if it should grant him mercy after about 12 hours of deliberations over two days. First-degree murder is punishable by life in prison, but the jury can recommend mercy, which means ...
On Friday, a jury was unable to decide if Shaundarius Reeder would die in prison. Reeder, 21, was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder on Thursday by the same jury. The penalty for first-degree murder is life in prison, however; the jury can decide to grant ...