NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors can't seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration's bid to see him executed for what it called a "premeditated, cold-blooded ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Nov. 24: * Casey Tyler Lang, 1461 Montgomery Hill Road, Walker, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and held on a $1,000 surety bond. * Charles Ray Buck ...
PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in November with the Wood County Circuit Clerk’s Office: * Matthew Allen Doster and Jessika Maree Doster * Carrie Ann Bowers and Michael Paul Bowers * Abigail Faith Parker and Kenneth James Parker * Victoria Lynn Underwood and ...
PARKERSBURG – A suspect was arrested Sunday by the Wood County Sheriff’s Officer after allegedly stabbing another man. Jackie L. Barker, 63, no known address, was charged with malicious assault, Sheriff Rick Woodyard said. According to a post on the Wood County Sheriff’s Office Facebook ...
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, ...
MARIETTA — One man was killed Friday night in an accident in Meigs County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Anthony Delong, 35, of Surfside Beach, S.C., was killed when the 2016 Dodge Durango he was driving collided with a 1994 Peterbilt tractor trailer driven by Kenny Mast, 28, ...
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 — 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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Jurors deliberated for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 — 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, ...
PARKERSBURG — Local and national law enforcement gathered at the Wood County Resiliency Center for the final program day of Power In Peers, hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police on Friday. The program equips local law enforcement with crisis training for various situations involving ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...