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West Virginia woman pleads guilty, sentenced to probation for animal cruelty
PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced on animal cruelty charges on Monday afternoon, according to court documents. Lillian Simpson, 26, pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty. She was accused of holding her dogs in her home under what authorities called “deplorable” conditions. One dog was reportedly found […]
New video released from Waffle House shooting
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - New surveillance video obtained Wednesday by WSAZ shows the moment gunshots rang out Sunday morning at the Waffle House along U.S. 60 in the Huntington area, injuring two people including an employee. The Cabell County Sheriff’s Office released the video Wednesday, along with a picture of...
Man accused of shooting Kanawha County deputy in hand pleads guilty
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man accused of shooting a Kanawha County deputy in the hand during a chase earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday. Nathan Oxley, 44, of Sissonville pleaded guilty to attempted murder, malicious wounding, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, wanton endangerment with a firearm and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm in the case of a February 2024 chase and shooting.
Ohio man sentenced in Mason County for domestic and weapons crimes
POINT PLEASANT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An Ohio man was sentenced for domestic and weapons crimes on Monday as well as crimes According to Mason County Prosecutor, Seth Gaskins, on Monday, August 19, 2024, 29-year-old Jacob Scott Gordon of Gallipolis Ohio was sentenced in the Circuit Court of Mason County in relation to convictions of and […]
St. Albans man pleads guilty to defrauding insurance company, volunteer fire department
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A St. Albans man pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the volunteer fire department he worked at and making false insurance claims after setting his own home on fire, prosecutors said. Donald A. Ennis, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in an...
1 person injured in Kanawha Turnpike crash
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – One person has been taken to the hospital after a crash on the Kanawha Turnpike. According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the crash happened around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday in South Charleston on the Kanawha Turnpike near Union Carbide Drive, which leads into the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. Dispatchers […]
Cabell County man pleads guilty to federal gun crime
HUNTINGTON, WV (WVNS) — A Cabell County man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. According to a press release, 35-year-old Steven Patrick Crabtree, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, members of law enforcement responded to reports of a […]
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