Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division announced Thursday that preliminary results in the identification of human remains found last month along Little Indian Creek Road indicate they […]
Tag: Murder
19-year-old Maryland man accused of Mountain Valley murder
The name of the 21-year-old victim of a deadly shooting early July 11 was released Friday by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, more than one week after […]
Husband arrested in shooting death of wife
A Morgantown man is in jail on first-degree murder charges stemming from the April 19 shooting death of his wife at a residence on Falling Water Lane […]
Pittsburgh double-murder suspect shoots himself following traffic stop in Kanawha County
CHARLESTON — A suspect in a Pittsburgh double-murder case died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Kanawha County Monday morning. Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Joe […]
Guilty with no mercy
KINGWOOD — The trial for Luis Martinez-Otero, 54, of Terra Alta ended Thursday with the jury bringing back a guilty verdict of first-degree murder, recommending his sentence […]
Witness willingly takes stand in murder trial
KINGWOOD — Only one witness was heard during the Luis Martinez-Otero, murder trial Wednesday. Martinez is charged with the May 2022 shooting of Zachary Alan Shrout at […]
Testimony continues on 3rd day of trial in murder of Zachary Shrout
KINGWOOD — The Martinez trial entered its third day Tuesday with testimony from Danny Trejo, a Morgantown social worker and court translator who was asked by the […]
ME, forensics scientists testify in murder trial
KINGWOOD — The second day of the Luis Martinez-Otero, murder trial started with testimony from Dr. Allen Muck, West Virginia’s chief medical examiner. Martinez is charged with […]
Murder suspect arrested in Ohio
An Ohio man wanted for murder in Harrison County was arrested in Akron, Ohio. Kameron Darnell Griffin, 23, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Northern Ohio […]
Additional details on Milton Street murder released
The suspect of a murder that occurred on Milton Street in Morgantown on Tuesday was arraigned Thursday morning before Monongalia County Magistrate Ron Bane and additional details […]
