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Nov 20

Seventh former correctional officer pleads guilty in 2022 beating death of inmate

Corey Snyder is the seventh defendant to plead guilty in connection to the death of inmate Quatnez Burks in 2022. CHARLESTON A seventh...

Nov 7

Lincoln County man convicted in federal gun crime

HUNTINGTON Lincoln County man found guilty of gun crime by federal jury. Two days of trial and a federal jury convicted 53-year-old...

Sep 6

Danville man sentenced in federal gun crime

CHARLESTON A Boone County man sentenced in Charleston federal court Thursday for a felony gun crime According to the US Attorney’s...

Jun 3

Former Williamson Mayor pleads guilty to federal theft

CHARLESTON More details come to light after Williamson’s former mayor pleaded guilty to stealing funds while he was CEO of Williamson...

Mar 8

Lincoln County man pleads guilty to federal meth charge

WVOW News CHARLESTON A Lincoln County man pleaded guilty in federal court to drug crime. 51-year-old James Evans Hughes, of Sumerco,...

Aug 8, 2023

Ohio man sentenced to 8 years for distributing fentanyl and meth in Logan County

CHARLESTON Ohio man receives more than eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than forty grams of fentanyl...

Jun 23, 2023

Beckley man pleads guilty to fed gun crime

BECKLEY A Beckley man pleaded guilty to being a felon possessing a firearm. On Thursdya, 37-year-old Thomas D. Manns, entered a guilty...

Jun 5, 2023

One prisoner sentenced and one pleads guilty for "shank" at Beckley prison.

BECKLEY One inmate sentenced and another pleaded guilty Friday, June 2 for possession of a weapon in a federal prison. According to...

Mar 8, 2023

Two sentenced in Mercer County arson

WVOW News BLUEFIELD Two men were sentenced for a Mercer County arson scheme. On Monday, 53-year-old Scott Meadows, of Welch, and...

Mar 8, 2023

St. Albans man pleads guilty to child porn charges

WVOW Radio CHARLESTON A Kanawha County man pleaded guilty to federal child porn crime Tuesday, 50-year-old Billy Eggleston, of St....

Feb 27, 2023

Boone County man pleads guilty to federal gun crime

CHARLESTON A Boone County man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime Monday, February 27. According to acting U.S. Attorney Lisa...

Feb 27, 2023

Straw purchaser sentenced in Beckley to Philadelphia gun trafficking conspiracy

WVOW News BECKLEY Another individual has been sentence to prison for firearms trafficking out of Beckley 36-year-old Maurice Johnson, of...

Jan 11, 2023

Logan woman sentenced for PPP loan fraud

WVOW News CHARLESTON A Logan, woman was sentenced in federal court for wire fraud after scheming to collect more than $42,000 in...

Jan 11, 2023

Logan County man pleads guilty to federal drug crime

WVOW News CHARLESTON A Logan man pleaded guilty Tuesday, January eleventh to distribution of methamphetamine. According to federal court...

Dec 6, 2022

Federal inmate sentenced for possessing "shank" in McDowell prison

WVOW News BLUEFIELD A federal prisoner in McDowell county was sentenced Monday to one year and three months in prison for possession of...

Nov 22, 2022

Bolt man sentenced to 3 years for threatening federal witness

WVOW News CHARLESTON A Raleigh County man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for retaliation against a government witness. David...

Oct 14, 2022

Investiture ceremony Thursday for US Attorney Will Thompson

PHOTO | Sen. Manchin WVOW News CHARLESTON US Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson was formally sworn in...

Aug 30, 2022

Logan man sentenced for not updating sex offender status

A Logan County man was sentenced for failing to update his sex offender registration. According to press release from the US Department...

Aug 29, 2022

Beckley man sentenced for child pornography

A Beckley man was sentenced Friday to six years and six months in prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography. According to...

Aug 23, 2022

Lincoln County man pleads guilty to federal fentanyl charges

A Lincoln County man pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to distribute a substance containing fentanyl. According to federal...

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