State Police probe January Princeton break in
State Police arrested Benjamin and Cheryl Farmer of Princeton in a January breaking and entering case. Patty Dobbins was to be questioned by a grand jury as information is gathered for possible additional arrests. Items stolen from Mabel Dove’s New Hope Road home include lamps and a microwave. 90 to 95 percent of stolen goods have been recovered. Benjamin Farmer is jailed on 3500 bond. Cheryl Farmer released on personal recognizance.
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Princeton
Princeton Area
Cpl. L. J. McCarty
Benjamin Farmer
Cheryl Farmer
Mabel Dove
New Hope Road
McCarty
Patty Dobbins
Mercer County
Dove
High court rejects Gray appeal in Bluefield murder case
The state Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Calvin Gray, 36, of Bluefield, convicted in August 1991 of first degree murder for the Nov 12 1990 stabbing death of Artissa Bennett. Bennett, 20, was found with 50 stab wounds near Bluefield.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Mercer County
Calvin Gray
Bluefield
Artissa Bennett
Kanawha
Daily record of local incidents and investigations
A Tuesday report lists multiple minor incidents across Princeton area towns. Car collisions, thefts and vandalism are noted along with investigations by patrolmen and deputies. Specifics include aMercer Street parking lot crash, a stolen watch at Princeton Community Hospital, shoplifting at Family Dollar and Kroger, public fights, vandalism on Mercer Street, a hit and run on New Hope Road, egg throwing in Brushfork, door scratch in Green Valley, driving under influence arrest in Montcalm, and alleged drug activity in Montcalm Thornhill and Green Valley areas.
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Mercer St
Toni Croy
Athens
D. Ingram
Ami Swiney
Princeton Community Hospital
C.N. Poe
Mercer Street
G.A. Syres
Kroger
Stafford Drive
D.W. Hill
Fifth Street
Jeffrey Holden
Michael Smith
T.A. Bailey
D.E. Ingram
Second Street
Donna Kay Johnson
Princeton
P.W. Powell
Brushfork
C.J. Smothers
Valerie Miller
Green Valley
E. Burton
Montcalm
Mercer County
K.R. Earnest
S.R. Davis
Thornhill
Bluefield honors 41 year educator Frances Powers
Frances Powers, a longtime English and French teacher at Bluefield High School, is celebrated for 41 years of service. Faculty from BHS gathered in the cafeteria for a tribute featuring a musical skit, a waltz request, and an engraved silver tray as colleagues recall her dedication to making every student feel special. Powers plans volunteer work, Bible study, fishing, and caring for her grandson after retirement.
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Bluefield
Frances Powers
Bluefield High School
Frances
BHS
Mel Saunders
Delores French
Re Rluefield
Powers
Fred Simon
French
Mercer County
Mercer grand jury indicts Mercer County suspects list
Princeton residents and others named face charges after a Mercer County grand jury returned a Tuesday indictments list. The document names Randy Arnold Frank Walter Arteese Connie Arteese Joseph Beasley Calvin Bennett William Bennett Michael Byrd Michael Carter Brian Carroll James Champ Johnny Champ Steve Champ Mike Doughton Billy Dudley Roger Fortner Donnie Fulp David Gunnells George Harvey Horton John Howerton Tony Huddleston James Lester Francis Hunsucker Curtis Hylton Ronald Irvin Roy Johnson Mark Kelly Donald Lindsay James Lowe George McGrady Miller J Ir Randall Nash James Painter Edward Patterson Randall Perdue Victor Phillips Nathaniel Reese Christopher Rowe Amanda Phillips David Sarver Michael Sarver Jackie Sarver Michael Sarver Jack Kuhn Daniel Southern Ward Tibbs Calvin Tiller Jill Walker Annmarie Wall Gregory White Janice Whitt Wanda Ricks Wilborn Frank Wishnevsky Charles Woodie Earl Woods and others. Trial dates will be set Friday before Circuit Judges Knight and Frazier.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Randy Arnold
Frank Walter Arteese
Connie J. Arteese
Joseph Beasley
Calvin Bennett
William Bennett
Michael E. Byrd
Michael Carter
Brian Keith Carroll
James Wesley Champ
Johnny Champ
Steve Champ
Mike Doughton
Billy Ray Dudley
Roger Lee Fortner
Donnie Fulp
David Gunnells
George Michael Harvey Jr
Michael Horton
John Henry Howerton Sr
Tony L. Huddleston
James J. Lester
Francis Arlin Hunsucker
Curtis Lincoln Hylton Jr
Ronald Irvin
Roy Dale Johnson
Mark Kelly
Donald Lindsay
James William Lowe
George Wesley McGrady Ili
Jessie J. Miller
George E. Johnson
Gerald R. Watkins Jr
Mildred E. Miller
Leroy Percy Mower
Ira Randall Nash
James R. Painter
Edward J. Patterson
Randall Keith Perdue
Victor Dwayne Phillips
Nathaniel H. Reese Ill
Christopher Rowe
Amanda Phillips
David Lee Sarver
Michael Sarver
Jackie Lee Sarver
Michael Lee Sarver
Jack Arthur Kuhn Jr
Daniel Joe Southern
Ward Tibbs
Calvin L. Tiller
Jill P. Walker
Annmarie Wall
Gregory Keith White
Janice F. Whitt
Wanda Lorainne Ricks Wilborn
Frank Wishnevsky
Charles Spainbour Woodie
Earl Anthony Woods
David W. Knight
John R. Frazier
Weekend magistrate court arraignments list local defendants
Over the weekend magistrate Harold Buckner heard arraignments for multiple defendants. O H Gearheart Jr of Princeton faces malicious assault with $1,000 bond. Brian Dillon of Bluefield charged with aiding and abetting with $2,000 bond. Anthony Graves of Bluefield charged with first degree sexual assault with $20,000 bond. Earl C Cecil of Princeton charged with malicious assault with $2,000 bond. Other defendants include Bobby Thornton Sr of Princeton for shoplifting at $250 bond. O David Hylton of Matoaka driving without insurance and registration with $1,000 bond. Donald Wimmer Jr of Bluefield for telephone harassment at $1,000 bond. field resident charged with two counts of telephone harassment at $1,000 bond. Edward F Taylor of Princeton charged with DUI and license issues at $500 bond. Jeffrey Jackson of Bluefield charged with DUI at $500. Steven B Marsh of Princeton charged with public intoxication at $100. Evan L Fowler of Thorpe with second-offense DUI and no insurance at $1,500 bond. Also Michael Myers, Joel Shrader, and Roger Murphy of Bluefield, Rock, and Bluefield face seven charges including resisting arrest and driving without proper registration and insurance with $2,000 bond. Jerry W Riffe of North Carolina charged with second-offense DUI at $500 bond.
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Harold Buckner
O H. Gearheart Jr
Princeton
Brian Dillon
Bluefield
Anthony Graves
Earl C. Cecil
Bobby Thornton Sr
David Hylton
Matoaka
Donald Wimmer Jr
Bond
Edward F. Taylor
Jeffrey Jackson
Steven B. Marsh
Evan L. Fowler
Thorpe
Michael Myers
Death of 16 year old in Princeton under investigation
A 16-year-old Mercer county youth died at Princeton Community Hospital from an apparent gunshot wound to the head after a shooting at a Mercer Mall Road residence. Deputies reported the 2:12 am call and detectives began a criminal investigation. autopsy results pending. Foul play is not suspected at this time but remains under review pending autopsy and witness interviews.
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Princeton
Mercer Penny
Princeton Community Hospital
Mercer County Sherits Department
Mercer Mall Road
Les
Bailey
Federal Court sentences Princeton man to two years
U S District Judge David Faber sentenced Ricky Kanode, 27, to two years in prison for violating supervised release terms including missed counseling, presence in restricted Mercer Street areas, altercations, and an escape attempt after kicking a van window and fleeing. A Grand Jury will decide possible indictment for escaping federal custody. Also, William Scott Jarrell received six months home confinement for continued supervised release violations and failing to report incidents, with orders to complete 25 months of supervision and pay remaining fines.
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Princeton
U.S
David Faber
Faber
Ricky Kanode
U.S. Probation Office
Mercer St
Kanade
David Katz
Kanode
Grand
Chapmanville
William Scott Jarrell
Elizabeth Hallanan
Jarrell
Tennessee
Logan
Hallanan
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