ATHENS, Ohio — A Virginia man was convicted on a rape charge in Athens County earlier this month. The Athens County Prosecutors Office reported that Andres Sagastume, 23, of Chantilly, Va., was found guilty Jan. 9 on a first-degree felony charge of rape. The verdict was returned following ...

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Nov. 14: * Tristian Robert Francis, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to shoplifting and assessed $201.48 with a $50 civil penalty to Survival Ridge Trading Company. A shoplifting charge was dismissed under a plea agreement. ...

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Grand Jury convened this week and handed down a total of 61 indictments charging 66 individuals. Those indicted included: * Dakota Ski Cross, 31, currently in custody of the North Central Regional Jail, and Clifford Goans Batten, 40, 3 Shell Circle, Belpre, ...

MARIETTA — A man accused of setting a 2021 fire that caused significant damage to the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house at Marietta College has pleaded guilty to felony arson charges, according to Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil. Austin Garrett Jones pleaded guilty to one count of ...

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Nov. 10: * Jonathon Robert Cagle, Mineral Wells, pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction with threats of harm, fined $176.48 and sentenced to nine days in jail, which was ruled as time served. He had a ...

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Nov. 7: * Emma Michelle Longwell, 308 Dempsie Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on obstruction and shoplifting charges and released on $1,500 bond. * Jonathan Hart Mayweather, 27131 Zeman Ave., Euclid, Ohio, was ...