Deputies visited Sissonville home on two previous occasions

October 6, 2023

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — This week’s discovery of two children locked in a shed at a Kanawha County home has landed those two children along with three others in the custody of West Virginia’s Division of Child Protective Services. The adoptive parents of all five children, Ronald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, face charges of felony child neglect. Although neighbors said Child Protective Services had been contacted with concerns about the children, the agency was unable to confirm if that were true. MetroNews asked agency leaders if they had been called to the home ...

W.Va. couple arrested for gross child neglect

October 4, 2023

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE SISSONVILLE — Two Kanawha County residents face charges of gross child neglect after the discovery of three children who were essentially held captive in two locations in the Sissonville community. Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 61, both of Sissonville, were arrested Monday night on felony charges of gross child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury. Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on Cheyenne Lane in Sissonville Monday evening after a 911 call regarding the welfare of the children. Deputies found two ...

U.S. Marshals seek man wanted for sexual assault on rail-trail

October 4, 2023

CLARKSBURG — The U.S. Marshals Service requests the public’s assistance in apprehending 31-year-old Emilio Pascual Guzman in the north-central West Virginia area. Guzman is wanted by the West Virginia State Police for first-degree sexual assault. Guzman is accused of sexually assaulting a woman on the Caperton Trail near Star City Park on Sept. 20, 2022. Guzman is believed to have ties to Guatemala. His full name is Emilio Pascual Guzman, but he’s also been known to use aliases Tony Gabriel and Antonio Gabriel Mendez. He is described as 5-foot-8-inch male, weighing ...

W.Va. couple arrested for gross child neglect

October 4, 2023

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE SISSONVILLE — Two Kanawha County residents face charges of gross child neglect after the discovery of three children who were essentially held captive in two locations in the Sissonville community. Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 61, both of Sissonville, were arrested Monday night on felony charges of gross child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury. Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on Cheyenne Lane in Sissonville Monday evening after a 911 call regarding the welfare of the children. Deputies found two ...

U.S. Marshals seek man wanted for sexual assault on rail-trail

October 4, 2023

CLARKSBURG — The U.S. Marshals Service requests the public’s assistance in apprehending 31-year-old Emilio Pascual Guzman in the north-central West Virginia area. Guzman is wanted by the West Virginia State Police for first-degree sexual assault. Guzman is accused of sexually assaulting a woman on the Caperton Trail near Star City Park on Sept. 20, 2022. Guzman is believed to have ties to Guatemala. His full name is Emilio Pascual Guzman, but he’s also been known to use aliases Tony Gabriel and Antonio Gabriel Mendez. He is described as 5-foot-8-inch male, weighing ...

Raleigh County deputy claims negligence following surgical procedure

October 3, 2023

A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court alleges doctors and medical staff at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital did not provide an appropriate level of care during a 2021 spinal surgery.  According to court documents, David D. Gentry suffered severe skin-tear injuries to his shoulder, arms and elbow region after hospital staff failed to recognize a note citing Gentry's allergy to adhesives.  Gentry, a former law enforcement officer in Raleigh County, was shot several times in the line of duty in June 1991. Former West Virginia Gov. Gaston Caperton awarded Gentry the ...