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Fayette County May 2024 indictments released
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Grand Jury out of Fayette County has indicted multiple people. Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti, Jr. announces that a Grand Jury has indicted a list of people on charges stemming from sexual abuse, burglary, attempted murder, escape, wanton endangerment, counterfeiting, and more. You can see the complete list […]
Fayette County deputies say runaway teens found safe
FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED, 9:39 p.m. 5/15/24:. Deputies in Fayette County said two teens who ran away from a facility in Beckwith Tuesday evening have been found. Deputies said Nevaeh Manor, 13, and Juanita Carpenter, 16, were found safe Wednesday evening. Deputies said the girls left the...
Fayette County man sentenced for multiple felonies including attempted Second-Degree Murder
SCARBRO, WV (WVNS) — A Mount Hope man was sentenced to prison for multiple felonies, including attempted Second-Degree Murder. 43-year-old Eddie D. “Gutter” Morgan, of Mount Hope, was sentenced on May 9, 2024 for multiple felony convictions that included: one to three years for the felony crime of attempted Second-Degree Murder; two to ten years […]
Former correctional officer sentenced to prison for contraband crime
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A man was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for providing contraband to an inmate of a federal prison. According to court documents, Cody Adam Bays, 32, of Beaver was a correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Beckley. Between […]
DUI checkpoint on US Rt. 60 in Greenbrier County
CHARMCO, WV (WVNS) — An upcoming DUI checkpoint will be performed by the West Virginia State Police in Greenbrier County. The checkpoint will occur on Thursday, May 23, 2024 and go into Friday, May 24, 2024. It will be on US Rt. 60, Midland Trail W in Charmco at the intersection with WV Route 20, […]
Beckley Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Eric I. Day, 53, of Beckley, was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 21, 2021, law enforcement officers responding to reports of […]
Former FCI Beckley guard sentenced for smuggling drugs
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – A former corrections officer at FCI Beckley has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for giving an inmate contraband. Cody Adam Bays, a 32-year-old man from Beaver, smuggled drugs like suboxone, marijuana, and tobacco into the prison. He also tried to...
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