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 […]
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Sheriff Palmer ready to move forward following Kuretza verdict
Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer told The Dominion Post on Wednesday he was glad the jurors in the trial of Deputy Lance Kuretza came to the same […]
Counsels rest in Kuretza trial; jury deliberations to begin Monday
On Thursday, jurors heard the final four witnesses in the criminal trial of Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza, who is accused of depriving Quintin Graziano of […]
Mon deputy’s trial continues in Wheeling; third day of testimony
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 […]
Mon County deputy on trial for second day; training officer says: ‘We have never trained knee striking to the head’
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 […]
Mon deputy on trial in Wheeling federal court
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 […]
Intermediate Court of Appeals hears Challenge Academy case
CHARLESTON — A former candidate at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy is trying to get a jury trial on claims that he was not properly cared for during […]
Mon county man convicted of 2021 burglary, sexual assault
A Morgantown man faces decades in prison after he was found guilty of burglary, second-degree sexual assault, strangulation, domestic battery and harassment during a two-day trial in […]
Former football player found not guilty of sexual assault
Vincent David Chukwudi-Okoli, 19, of Germantown, Md., was found not guilty of second-degree sexual assault after a multi-day trial before Judge Cindy Scott in Monongalia County Circuit […]
Brookhaven students have their day in court
If you were even thinking of acting up in Bentley Booth’s courtroom Friday morning, you would have been strongly advised to, well, think again. “Settle down, people,” […]