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Motorcycle pursuit ends in fatality in Bluefield, WV
BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — A late-night motorcycle pursuit ended in fatality on the night of July 13th in Bluefield, West Virginia. Bluefield police pursued one motorcyclist through the city after he was clocked by a police officer going way over the speed limit. Lieutenant Brian Copenhaver detailed the chase. “Clocked him at 95 miles an […]
Tony Cleveland enters guilty plea for having a weapon as an inmate
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Tony Lashon Cleveland Jr., aged 26 and currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, entered a guilty plea for the possession of a weapon by an inmate at a federal prison. As per court records and testimonies during the court proceedings, on or around September 12, 2023, a […]
Mercer County man sentenced for fentanyl crime
BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — A Mercer County man was sentenced to prison for a drug crime involving fentanyl. 27-year-old Austin Pannell, of Bluefield, was sentenced on July 15, 2024 to nine years in prison, followed by three years of parole, for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, Pannell sold an amount of fentanyl on […]
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