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Fayette County couple arrested on drug and child neglect charges following shots fired call
CANNELTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Fayette County couple has been arrested on drug and child neglect charges following a shots fired call early this morning. According to Fayette County Chief Deputy Shannon Morris, Zachariah T. Roat, 35, and Kristina L. Roat, 32, of Cannelton, are facing felony charges in Fayette County. At approximately 2:30 AM, […]
Fayette County man arrested after trapping girlfriend and threatening to kill her
HICO, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Fayette County man has been arrested after trapping his girlfriend and threatening to kill her. According to Fayette County Chief Deputy Shannon Morris, around 2 AM on July 24, 2024, deputies received a call from a concerned father. His son had phoned him, threatening to kill his girlfriend. Deputies quickly […]
Bluefield man sentenced for felony drug crime in Fayette County
OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — A Mercer County man was sentenced to prison after a traffic stop in Fayette County. 28-year-old Deron Adolph Yarrell, of Bluefield, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, to 20 years in prison for the felony crime of conspiracy to possess fentanyl, oxymorphone, cocaine, and tramadol with the intent to […]
Trial begins in dispute accusing trooper of excessive use of force at game coached by West Virginia governor
BECKLEY, W. Va. (CN) — A jury will decide whether a West Virginia State trooper acted properly or recklessly with a basketball coach attempting to bring some civility during a rivalry game four years ago. A trial began Tuesday in Eugene Nabor’s civil rights suit against Trooper J.l. Tincher....
UPDATED: Natalie Cochran granted continuance in Raleigh County murder trial
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A continuance was granted for a Raleigh County woman who is on trial for the alleged murder of her then husband. The defense attorneys for Natalie Cochran asked Raleigh County Circuit Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick to continue her trial for the first-degree murder of her husband, Michael Cochran.
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