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 ...
Two men were sentenced in United States District Court this week for selling large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area. Court records show that prior to Monday’s sentencing, Aaric Murray, 33, of Morgantown, and Richard Kirkland Johnson, 26, of Detroit, ...
A former corrections officer who worked at the North Central Regional Jail (NCRJ) in Greenwood, Doddridge County, was sentenced in United States District Court in Clarksburg for distributing drugs inside the jail. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced Tuesday that Joshua ...
On Monday, Reece Dillon Shepard, 31, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm. In July, Shepard was taken into custody by Morgantown Police and charged with wanton endangerment involving a firearm and being a ...
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 ...
A federal correctional officer from the U.S. Penitentiary at Hazelton was found guilty in the U.S. District Court in Clarksburg on Tuesday for lying to federal agents about alleged abuse of inmates by fellow staff members. William Lewis, 34, of Elkins, was found guilty of two counts of ...