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Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Aug. 28: * Samuel Joseph Fourqurean, 505 Gallaher St., Apt. 5A, St. Marys, was arraigned on three counts of possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine, with intent and released on a ...

Casto, Stephens plead not guilty in 2014 killing

PARKERSBURG – The man indicted in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball and the woman charged as an accessory after the fact pleaded not guilty at their arraignments this morning. Walker resident Gregory A. Casto, 56, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, and Martha Jane Stephens, 66, of ...

Judge hears arguments over West Virginia National Guard deployment to D.C.

CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County judge overseeing a case to halt the deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to the nation’s capital is seeking additional information before rendering a ruling. During a hearing Friday morning to consider a motion for a temporary restraining order ...

Washington County Grand Jury issues indictments

MARIETTA — The Washington County Grand Jury indicted 24 people this week, including a Marietta man on charges of rape involving a minor. Jeremy Allen Hines, 32, 27830 State Route 7, Marietta, was charged on two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies. Starting in July 2021, the charges ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Aug. 26: * Lee Kendall Mullins, 1424 Rector Road, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a petit larceny charge and released on $1,000 bond. * Bobby Allan Finley, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of domestic battery and ...