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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 ...

Wood County real estate transfers

PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County between Oct. 7-11, 2024: * Kaci Romanowski, Jerry Hurst (indirect) and Judy Hurst (indirect) to Emma Romanowski, all interest tract Kittle Street and easement, Union District, quit claim deed. * Robert Stone to ...

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 ...

Jackson County man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

COTTAGEVILLE — A Jackson County man was arrested Wednesday following the execution of a search warrant and charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Caleb D. Bourgeois, 36, of Cottageville, was taken into custody ...