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CRIME & SAFETY
Guilty verdict in Marion County murder case
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in Marion County. Following a three-day trial, a 12-member jury found Naquan Warren guilty of first degree murder, first degree robbery, burglary, assault during the commission of a felony, and conspiracy in the October 2022 beating death of Sean Gardiner.
Former Rivesville police chief suing town for wrongful termination, racial discrimination
RIVESVILLE, W.Va (WDTV) - A former Rivesville police chief has filed a lawsuit against the town after he says he was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against. Lamon Simpson was fired by the town of Rivesville in July 2022 by two councilmembers, who told him they did not need to provide a reason for his termination. However, Simpson lists multiple events that he believes played a role in his firing in the lawsuit, including pulling over the town clerk’s mother.
Police searching for missing West Virginia man last seen Thursday
MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man, Andrew Mark Bell, off Yost Road. Mr. Bell, 55, was last seen between the evening of Thursday, August 15, 2024, and Friday morning at the intersection of Glasscock Hollow and Hagans Road. It is believed […]
West Virginia State Police, SAKI Team make their first cold case arrest
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) says it’s solved its first cold case. Tony Bethea, 53, an inmate at the Mount Olive State Prison, has been charged with four counts of second degree sexual assault after a joint investigation with West Virginia State Police and the SAKI team in connection with a cold case from March 1993.
Former Monongah police chief subject of professional standards hearing later this month
MONONGAH, W.Va. —The former Monongah police chief caught in a viral video of a violent traffic stop will go before the West Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee later this month. Chief Nathan Lanham lost his job following the Aug. 2 stop and now the attorney representing the woman...
Man Wanted in Louisiana Arrested After Pursuit Ends in White Oak Crash, Weapons and Drugs Found
On Saturday night, August 17th, deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to assist Waskom PD in a pursuit involving a white Dodge Charger. The vehicle matched the description of a BOLO issued by Louisiana, where the Louisiana State Police had pursued it earlier that day. Deputies, along with the Texas Highway Patrol, joined the chase, which continued into Marshall. During the pursuit, the vehicle began losing parts of a tire.
MSP Aviation Rescues Three People in 3 Separate Hoist Missions in Maryland and West Virginia
PIKESVILLE, MD – The Maryland State Police (MSP) is reporting that MSP Aviation Command recently helped rescue a swimmer, hiker and ATV operator in three separate weekend hoist missions in Maryland and West Virginia. On Saturday afternoon August 10, 2024, Trooper 5, a helicopter crew based in Cumberland, responded...
Monongalia County murder suspect waives preliminary hearing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The man charged in connection with a July murder in Monongalia County waived his preliminary hearing Friday. Arnold Johnson, III, 19, of Montgomery Village, Md., is charged with first degree murder in the July 11 shooting death of Rashad Alton. His body was found in a...
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