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Ex-West Virginia Cabinet Chief Sentenced For Embezzlement
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for embezzling from a volunteer fire department where he handled financial affairs. Sixty-four-year-old Clifford Keith Gwinn of Hurricane was sentenced Monday in federal court in Huntington. Gwinn… Read More
Patrol: 6-state Initiative Results In 700 DUI Arrests
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s State Highway Patrol says a recent enforcement and awareness effort on impaired driving as part of a multi-state law enforcement partnership resulted in a total of 700 arrests for driving under the influence. The patrol reports 280 of those arrests were made in Ohio. State police from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky,… Read More
Second Suspect Sentenced In Fatal Athens Shooting
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ATHENS, Ohio – A suspect involved in a fatal shooting last month on the west side of Athens will spend more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to various charges Tuesday. Bernard C. Mitchell, 23, of Athens, entered guilty pleas to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery, robbery, breaking and entering, grand theft, burglary, engaging… Read More
Ex-high School Soccer Coach Sentenced For Sex With Teen Girl
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – A former Ohio high school soccer coach has been sentenced by a West Virginia judge for having a sexual relationship with a player. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports 23-year-old Trent Stanley was ordered Monday to serve three to 15 years in prison on four counts of third-degree sexual assault. Stanley’s… Read More
Four Indicted on Murder, Other Charges in West Washington Street Shooting
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — Four men have been indicted on charges of murder, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and other charges in connection with a shooting that left one man dead on the city’s west side on Nov. 25. The men are accused of leading a drug operation that included trading stolen property for drugs… Read More
Former Judge Pleads Not Guilty In Ex-wife’s Stabbing Death
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A former Cleveland-area judge and state lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the fatal stabbing of his ex-wife. Lance Mason’s bond was set Tuesday at $5 million. Messages seeking comment were left for his appointed attorneys, Kevin Spellacy and Thomas Shaughnessy. Mason was arraigned in Cuyahoga… Read More
Conviction For Suspect Linked To Fatal Shooting
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ATHENS, Ohio – A suspect tied to the recent fatal shooting on the west side of Athens has pleaded guilty to firearm, drug and other felony charges. Jonathon Champe McLaughlin, 23, of Glouster entered the plea to a bill of information Tuesday that charged him with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, having weapons… Read More
Police: Woman’s Remains Recovered 35 Years After Slaying
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – Police in West Virginia say they have recovered the remains of a slain woman last seen in 1983. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports Parkersburg Police Chief Joe Martin announced Monday that authorities located the remains of 21-year-old Leslie Diane Marty last month after her killer, Mark Hanna, revealed that he… Read More
Last Of 4 Suspects Pleads Not Guilty In Ohio Family Slayings
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A man charged in the slayings of eight people from another family has pleaded not guilty in southern Ohio days after his wife and two adult sons did the same. Forty-seven-year-old George “Billy” Wagner III acknowledged the 22 counts against him but said little else Tuesday in Pike County court. The… Read More
Second Suspect In Pike County Family Killings Arraigned
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WAVERLY, OHIO — The second of four family members charged with killing eight people from another family in southern Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges. George Wagner IV, 27, was arraigned on 22 counts Wednesday in Pike County court. He’s being held without bond. Wagner, his parents and his brother… Read More