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In the Courts

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Nov. 20: * Jason L.R. Boudreau, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a domestic battery charge and released on $2,000 bond. * Cody Ray Slaughter, 4114 Camden Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of possession of a ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were heard in the Wood County Magistrate Court on Nov. 18: * McKenzie Grace Omeara, 348 Wyoming St., Pittsburgh, Pa., pleaded guilty to brandishing a deadly weapon, fined $320.52 and sentenced to two years in jail, which was suspended and she was placed on ...

Jury convicts man in Athens County sexual assault case

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 ...

Wood Magistrate

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. ...

Wood County Grand Jury issues round of indictments

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, ...

Man pleads guilty to sorority house arson

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 ...