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West Virginia senator loses committee roles following indecent exposure arrest
(The Center Square) – Republican West Virginia Senator Mike Maroney has been removed from his committee chairman responsibilities and committee appointments after he was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors in Marshall County on Tuesday. Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, said Maroney, R-Marshall, is entitled to due process. Maroney was arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct after he was “accused of performing an overt act of self gratification” at...
Wetzel County Man Admits to Methamphetamine Charge
Michael E. Stout, 63, of Smithfield, West Virginia, has admitted to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, during a traffic stop in Bridgeport, West Virginia, an officer observed a suspicious substance in Stout’s shirt pocket. A search of the vehicle yielded 578 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl, a firearm, ammunition, drug paraphernalia, and $1,904.
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