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1 man charged with firing 13 shots in Parkersburg dispute

PARKERSBURG – A Waverly man has been charged with more than a dozen counts of wanton endangerment after allegedly firing a gun at a man with whom he was in a dispute. Christen Hall, 24, was in custody Friday afternoon at the Wood County Holding Facility on a $520,000 bond following his arrest Thursday evening, according to a release from Parkersburg Police Chief Matthew Board. At approximately 5:26 p.m. Thursday, Parkersburg Police officers responded to the 900 block of Lynn Street in reference to a report of a person with a firearm, the release said. Upon arrival in less than two ...

Belpre Police Department

BELPRE - The Belpre Police Department released the folowing reports on April 20: April 13: Teresa L. Suck, 70, Ravenswood, was cited for expired registration. April 14: Michalle R. Perkins, 40, of Parkersburg was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on the charges of domestic violence and disrupting public service. April 16: Christopher M. Rhodes, 40, Vienna, was cited for assured clear distance ahead. Travis J. Barber, 37, of Reedsville was served a theft warrant out of Belpre Mayor’s Court. Caiden M. Cooley, 19, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, was cited for ...

Officials report pedestrian fatality in Washington County

MARIETTA – A man walking on Ohio 821 in Salem Township late Friday night was struck by a car and killed, the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Joseph Harriman, 27, of Lower Salem was walking north on Ohio 821 near milepost 7 where he was struck by a 2010 Ford Edge driven by Mitchell Carpenter, 24, of Lowell, the patrol said. Carpenter was driving north, the patrol said. Harriman sustained fatal injuries, the patrol said. The accident happened shortly before midnight and remains under investigation, the patrol said. The road was closed two-and-a-half hours, the ...

Belpre Police records

The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on April 13: April 6: Caitlyn B. Knotts, 27, of Belpre was cited for expired registration. April 7: Brett D. Davis, 54, of Parkersburg was cited for driving under suspension and fictitious registration. April 8: Alayna D. Boutwell, 37, of Cutler was cited for fail to yield turning left.

New Matamoras woman killed in collision with dump truck

A New Matamoras woman was killed Monday morning in a car accident with a dump truck in Washington County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Hailey Ball, 25, was killed when her 2005 Ford Focus collided with a 2023 Mack dump truck on Ohio 7 at Archers Fork Road (Washington County 14) in Independence Township, according to the Marietta Post of the Highway Patrol. Ball was attempting to turn onto the northbound lane of Ohio 7 from Archers Fork Road and collided with the truck driven south by Anthony Gump, 56, of Folsom, W.Va. Ball died from her injuries, according to the patrol. No ...

Parkersburg residents charged in Calhoun County burglaries

GRANTSVILLE – Two Parkersburg residents were charged last week following an investigation into multiple burglaries in Calhoun County, the West Virginia State Police Grantsville Detachment said. Caleb Wayne Hart, 36, and Julie Shay Spry, 34, were identified as suspects and were arrested after a traffic stop in Wood County on Thursday when “a substantial amount of stolen property” was recovered, State Police said. A search Friday of a residence in Parkersburg resulted in the recovery of about $100,000 in suspected stolen property, State Police said. Hart and Spry were charged with ...