A 32-year-old Preston County man is facing charges is Monongalia County following accusations of sexual abuse of two girls, ages 14 and 11. The juveniles’ mother called law enforcement to their residence on Feb. 7 after she was made aware of allegations of inappropriate behavior against ...
One person is in custody following an investigation by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department into an alleged malicious assault at the end of July. A second suspect is under investigation. Deputies were dispatched on July 30 following a report of a female victim who had been ...
A Westover man is in custody at North Central Regional Jail following a brief police pursuit in Morgantown on Sunday evening. According to Morgantown Police Department officials, the pursuit began after an MPD officer observed a vehicle with an expired registration pulling onto Earl L. ...
Thursday morning in Monongalia County Circuit Court, Rodney A. Moats Jr., 31, of Morgantown, was found guilty by a jury of his peers of first-degree arson, two counts of gross child neglect creating risk of injury and domestic assault, following a multi-day trial this week. Following ...
Law enforcement officers in Preston County recovered over 100 grams (about 3.53 ounces) of methamphetamine and fentanyl following a brief pursuit of two people on a motorcycle. On Aug. 7, Deputy E.A. Mace with the Preston County Sheriff’s Department reported seeing two people, ...
In February, a civil service hearing began regarding accusations of misconduct against Westover Police Lt. Aaron Dalton who was ultimately dismissed from the department due to the allegations. Westover Civil Service Commissioners Justin White, Jessica Thompson and Robert Berryman heard ...
