CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Wood County man serving life in prison without parole eligibility in a 2021 homicide. Victor Lee Thompson’s lawyers had argued that Thompson acted in self-defense and that Wood County Circuit Court ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 2: * Richard Allen Davis II, 1316 Market St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of breaking and entering (two counts) and burglary. Bond was set at $200,000 surety. * David Lee Phillips, 921 Lynn ...
MARIETTA – A former Marietta College president has filed a lawsuit alleging he was targeted by a faculty member with false allegations of misconduct while the college did nothing to stop it. Former Marietta College President William Ruud, via attorney Fred M. Bean, filed the lawsuit in the ...
MARIETTA — A Paden City man was killed in an accident Saturday morning in Marietta, the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Alex S. Doak, 31, was killed at the intersection of Cogswell Lane and Ohio 7 (Pike Street) where he was attempting to turn onto Ohio 7, the patrol ...
MARIETTA — Twenty-one people were indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury this week, including a West Virginia man facing 14 charges relating to sexual misconduct with a minor. From Sept. 25 to Dec. 14, the indictment says, William Lee Santos, 38, now in custody at the North Central ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 1: * Jahbree Elijandel Sheppard, 4413 Ninth Ave., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to having no insurance and fined $376.48. A charge of third-offense driving on a suspended license was dismissed, per a plea ...
