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Parkersburg man gets 14 years on federal drug charges

CHARLESTON – A Parkersburg man on Monday was sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine by a U.S. District Court judge in West Virginia. The sentence given to Kevin Wayne Gardner, 42, is to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Moore Capito. Gardner was sentenced on Monday and Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted the case. According to court records, law enforcement officers on June 16, 2025, conducted a ...

Records – Wood Magistrate – May 20

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports on May 20: * Aaron Lee Clubb, 115 Dickens Drive Suite 10, Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of fraudulent schemes and released on a $10,000 surety bond. * Dana Russel Broyles, 1600½ Broadway Ave, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license and possession of a controlled substance. She was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. * Walter Bernard Bushman, 616 Putnam St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled ...

Judge reviewing motions for possible new trial in Cupp case

PARKERSBURG – A Wood County Circuit Court judge is reviewing a motion for a new trial in a case where a woman was originally found guilty of second-degree murder, but a juror was believed to have personal connections to people involved in the case after the verdict was rendered. Judge Robert Waters is reviewing the motion as well as the state’s response in the case of Barbara Cupp. A representative of his office said Tuesday the judge has not made a ruling yet and the matter had not been set for a hearing. Cupp, 33, was originally found guilty on March 27 of the March 2025 ...

U.S. attorney reaches $4.17M civil settlement, compliance agreement with WVU Health System over controlled substance violations

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities failed ...