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Martinsburg, W.Va.: Dodge Magnum Driver Gets Instant Karma from Cop After Blocking Intersection and Crashing into Audi During Illegal Lane Change
This driver in a Dodge Magnum did so much wrong in a short time right in front of a police officer. West Virginia resident and Redditor /u/GreenyWV shared some head-shaking dashcam footage from earlier in July (posted on July 11, 2024) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing the harebrained moment a driver in a Dodge Magnum decided to enter a part of this intersection meant to stay clear while pulling off an illegal lane change and simultaneously hitting another car waiting patiently.
16 West Virginians plead guilty in drug trafficking conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Seventeen individuals have pled guilty to drug distribution charges following an extensive investigation into a Baltimore-based trafficking organization, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld stated that since the indictment of Gary Brown, Jr. and eighty-one others […]
Martinsburg man sentenced in Hagerstown shooting case
A Martinsburg, W.Va., man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree assault for the Oct. 7 shooting of a man in the Jonathan Street neighborhood of Hagerstown. Kahleel Jamal Graham, 27, is the second defendant to be sentenced in the shooting of Hagerstown resident Cedric Williams...
Almost six years in federal jail for Virginia man found selling “ghost guns” on social media in Berkeley County, WV
18 July 2024- Brandon Michael Reckert, 30, of Purcellville, Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months for possessing and selling privately manufactured and unregistered firearms. According to court documents and statements made in court, Reckert was advertising and selling privately manufactured firearms, also known as ghost guns, on social media. Reckert’s home and vehicle were searched, where officers found multiple firearms, firearms parts, ammunition., and tools believed to be used in the manufacturing of the ghost guns.
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