CRIME & SAFETY
Fayette County man arrested after deputies find drugs during traffic stop
FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man was arrested in Fayette County Sunday after police found various quantities of drugs in his vehicle, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Phillip R Brandsetter, 36, of Danese, was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver after police found...
Man sentenced after giving inmate drugs, causing him to overdose in cell
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Fayette County man has received an additional sentence after providing drugs to a fellow inmate. Anthony Ciliberti, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney for Fayette County reports that, on April 3, 2023, deputies with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department observed an inmate in custody in the holding cell of the Fayette County Courthouse […]
Fayette County man sentenced for unlawful wounding
GAULEY BRIDGE, WV (WVNS) — A Gauley Bridge man was sentenced to prison for unlawful wounding in Fayette County. 59-year-old Barton R. DePaul, of Gauley Bridge, was sentenced on May 6, 2024 to one to five years in prison for the felony offense of unlawful wounding. DePaul pleaded guilty to the unlawful wounding offense on […]
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