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Former Williamson Mayor sentenced for stealing hospital funds
A federal court sentenced former Williamson mayor and CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital to 5 years of probation, fines and restitution...
Jan 17
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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 20, 2024
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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...
Nov 7, 2024
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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...
Sep 6, 2024
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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...
Jun 3, 2024
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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,...
Mar 8, 2024
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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...
Aug 8, 2023
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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 23, 2023
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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...
Jun 5, 2023
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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
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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....
Mar 8, 2023
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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
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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...
Feb 27, 2023
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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
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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...
Jan 11, 2023
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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...
Dec 6, 2022
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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...
Nov 22, 2022
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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...
Oct 14, 2022
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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 30, 2022
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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 29, 2022
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