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Ripley woman charged with terrorist threats for post about Trump

Police

RIPLEY - A Ripley woman was arrested Sunday night and is being charged with one count of terrorist threats, a post on the Jackson County Sheriff's Facebook said. The post said following a detailed investigation by deputies and the Jackson County Bureau of Investigations, Morgan L. Morrow, 39, ...

Washington County Grand Jury indicts 21

In the Courts

MARIETTA — The Washington County Grand Jury returned indictments against 21 defendants on Thursday, many involving drug charges. The indictments included: * David Lee Binegar, 58, 940 Coal Run Road, Marietta; aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony. * Patrick Dandrae Quorda ...

Vienna man arrested on drug charges

Police

VIENNA — A Vienna man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a methamphetamine distribution investigation, the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force announced. Agents of the task force and the Vienna Police Department executed a search warrant at 1010 38th St., Vienna, around 9 a.m. ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Nov. 21: * Declan A. Reynolds, 749 Greene St., Apt. A, Marietta, pleaded guilty to a seat belt violation and assessed $25. * Angelica Leah Miracle, 247 Dublin Drive, Mineral Wells, pleaded no contest to cell phone ...

Divorce petitions

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in October with the Wood County Circuit Clerk’s Office: * Nicole Donelle Chutes and Shane Micheal Chutes * Robert M. Shepherd and Dianna Shepherd * Ryan William Cain and Maddie Michelle Cain * Jennifer Winter and James D. ...

Woman to face charges after two-vehicle accident on Interstate 77

Police

PARKERSBURG — Charges are pending from an accident on Sunday night on Interstate 77 near the 176-mile marker where three Wood County people were injured, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. A 2018 Kia Forte driven by Madeline Ewing, 73, was going south when it crossed the median ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

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

In the Courts

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 ...

Belpre Police

Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Jan. 19. Jan. 13 * Tara R. Jenkins, 48, of Belpre, was cited for driving under suspension, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and a child restraint violation. Jan. 14 * Paula G. Gorham, 64, of Little Hocking, ...

Jury convicts man in Athens County sexual assault case

In the Courts

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

In the Courts

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 real estate transfers

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

In the Courts

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

In the Courts

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

Police

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 after ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Nov. 10: * Jonathon Robert Cagle, Mineral Wells, pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction with threats of harm, fined $176.48 and sentenced to nine days in jail, which was ruled as time served. He had a ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Nov. 7: * Emma Michelle Longwell, 308 Dempsie Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on obstruction and shoplifting charges and released on $1,500 bond. * Jonathan Hart Mayweather, 27131 Zeman Ave., Euclid, Ohio, was ...