CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Debra Scudiere, of Morgantown, to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Monongalia County. Scudiere fills the seat vacated by […]
Cops and Courts
Man charged with sexual abuse for the second time this year
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man previously accused of biting and sexually abusing a woman in Walmart is now charged with inappropriately touching a woman in Sheetz. Joseph […]
Rowlesburg woman charged with battery
KINGWOOD — A Rowlesburg woman who claimed to be a mermaid was in jail Monday after being charged with battery on a police officer. Amy Michelle White, […]
Police charge Kingwood woman with hitting an emergency room nurse
KINGWOOD — A Kingwood woman was charged with battery of a health care provider after police say she hit an emergency room nurse in the jaw. Jessica […]
Five arrested in drug raid Friday
MORGANTOWN — Five people were arrested after the Mon Metro Drug Task Force searched a home on Wabash Street on Friday. Three Maryland men are each charged […]
New Mon County magistrate named
MORGANTOWN — James Timothy Pocius has been named to fill Monongalia County Magistrate Court’s vacant seat. He was appointed by Chief Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker in […]
Magistrate Summers retires, heads to new position
MORGANTOWN — Magistrate Darris Summers is officially retired as a Monongalia County Magistrate as of March 1. “I thought it was a good time [to retire],” Summers, […]
Man who hit pedestrian in crosswalk sentenced
MORGANTOWN — The Granville man who struck a WVU student in a crosswalk on Monongahela Boulevard in February 2018 was sentenced in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on […]
Preston woman gets prison time for sexual assault
KINGWOOD — Renee C. Martin will spend three to 15 years in prison on charges of sexual assault. Judge Steve Shaffer sentenced Martin to one to five […]
Detroit suspect in two Monongalia County shootings arraigned
MORGANTOWN — A Detroit man suspected of two shootings was arraigned in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Monday. Imani Zachary Cody, 21, is charged with first-degree attempted […]
