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In the Courts

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 19: * Sarah Mahalajanene Blankenship, 1845 Right Fork Millcreek Rd., Fort Gay, W.Va., pleaded guilty to battery, was fined $170.25 and sentenced to 10 days in jail which was suspended and was placed on ...

Former parole officer receives prison sentence for sexual assault

PARKERSBURG — A former parole officer in Parkersburg with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female parolee, federal officials said. Anthony DeMetro, 44, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. Distict Court ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 18: * Brian Scott Casto, 11638 Stauton Turnpike, Walker, pleaded guilty to driving on a revoked license for DUI, was fined $270.25 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Charges of driving under the influence ...

Ex-parole officer sentenced to 15 years for sex assault

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia parole officer was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for violating the civil rights of a female parolee by sexually assaulting her. Anthony Demetro received the maximum sentence in federal court in West Virginia’s southern ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 17: * Tkeisha Lynn Jones, 486 Jefferson Drive, Mineral Wells, had a preliminary hearing waived on charges of manufacture/delivery/possess with intent to manufacture/deliver a Schedule I or II Narcotic and ...

U.S. Supreme Court extends access to abortion pill to Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than ...