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Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 4: * Gavin Cayde Kujava, 342 Mitchells Lane, Washington, pleaded guilty to having no insurance and fined $436.48. A charge of having an expired license was dismissed, per a plea agreement. * Marjae ...

Police: Man fatally shoots 11-year-old girl before shooting self

Police

PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A man fatally shot an 11-year-old girl and wounded two other people at a home in southern West Virginia before turning the gun on himself, state police said. Officers responded Wednesday to reports of a male holding multiple people at gunpoint in a home in Mercer ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 1-3: * James Lee Hall, 1509 Covert St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of possession of a S5 narcotic and two counts of possession of a controlled substance and released on $3,000 bond. * Bo ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Nov. 29: * Gary Leonard Travis, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to battery of a government employee and/or medical personnel (two counts), fined $372.96 and sentenced to six months in jail which was ruled as time ...

Judge: Tennessee man must pay $44K in child support

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — A federal judge recently ordered a Tennessee man to pay more than $44,000 in restitution for failing to pay child support owed from a Wood County case. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, Jancent M. Powell, 39, of ...

Suspect in Vienna double murder takes own life in Ohio

Police

VIENNA — An investigation into Friday shootings that resulted in two deaths, followed by the suspect apparently taking his own life early Saturday morning, remains ongoing. However, Vienna Police Chief Mike Pifer said Sunday that “I don’t have any reason to believe there are any other ...

Vienna Police: 2 killed Friday, suspect also dead

Police

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as Stevie W. Roseberry, 46, the estranged husband of Christy L. Roseberry, the Vienna Police Department announced. VIENNA - Two Wood County residents were found dead Friday afternoon and the suspect in their murders died from an apparent self-inflicted ...

Ohio Supreme Court suspends Noble County lawyer over ‘prank’

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — An area defense attorney was suspended for one year with sixth-month stayed concerning misconduct reflecting on his well-being to practice law. Jack A. Blakeslee, a Noble County defense attorney with 47 years of practicing law, was suspended by the Supreme Court of Ohio for ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court Nov. 28: * Elisha Ceylon Cross, 154 Dee St., Waverly, W.Va., was arraigned on a charge of shoplifting and released on $500 bond. * Samantha J. Hickel, 21 Worthington Trailer Park Road #3, Parkersburg, was ...