CRIME & SAFETY
Two charged after Fayette County smoke shop break-in, deputies say
FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two men are accused of breaking into a smoke shop and stealing merchandise in Fayette County. Matthew Balik, 28, and Dakota Nottingham, 18, both of Ansted, are charged with felony burglary and conspiracy, according to a news release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
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 […]
Ohio man sentenced for drug crime in Fayette County
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — An Ohio man was sentenced for a felony drug crime in Fayette County. 34-year-old Galen A. Steele, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on May 7, 2024 to seven years in prison for the felony offense of conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. On March 18, 2024, Steele pleaded guilty […]
Two injured in Kanawha County crash
CROSS LANES, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two people were injured in a crash Friday morning in Cross Lanes, officials said. The two-vehicle crash was reported near Shannon Drive and Washington Street West, according to Metro 911. The road was closed for about 30 minutes but has since reopened. Both drivers...
Car rolls over on Corridor G, 1 taken to hospital
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — One person was taken to the hospital after a crash in the southbound lanes of Corridor G, dispatchers say. Photos sent to 13 News show a car flipped over on Corridor G just before Trace Fork Boulevard. The extent of the person’s injuries is unknown at this time. The road […]
Greenbrier County man pleads guilty to federal gun crime
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Greenbrier County man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime on May 7, 2024. Grover D. Jordan, 57, of Charmco, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements, law enforcement...
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