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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2002
Page
1
Local education brief notes that summer school programs are underway in Tazewell. Activities focus on core subjects and enrichment courses for students district wide, with instructors and support staff scheduled through the season.
In Abingdon Virginia the penalty phase of the Samuel Ealy murder trial was delayed after Dennis Ray Clark 44 was arrested on charges of corruptly endeavoring to influence obstruct and impede justice He allegedly tried to recruit neighbor Steve Lee Hypes to spread misinformation about a juror to trigger a mistrial The Ealy jury had found guilty on all seven counts including conspiracy and multiple capital murder counts for the 1989 shotgun slayings of Robert and Una Davis and her son Robert Hopewell
In Bingdon Virginia Samuel Stephen Ealy 40 of Pocahontas was convicted in federal court of the April 16 1989 murders of Robert Davis 32 his wife Una Mae Davis 32 and Robert Hopewell 14 Ealy faced a death penalty verdict as jurors heard two government witnesses and 18 defense character witnesses Judge James P Jones instructed the 15 member panel that the decision would hinge on counts 2 3 and 4 of the indictment Assistant U S Attorney Anthony P Giorno said the government would present only two witnesses including the victim Robert Davis s mother in testimony readied for A 12 Ava Toras of the Daily Telegraph staff.
An American suspect is arrested over plans to construct a dirty bomb amid ongoing security concerns. Separately, mob boss John Gotti dies at 61 after a cancer battle, marking a major end of era in organized crime.
The Feet to Beat Diabetes Walk will be held Saturday at Princeton City Park with check in at 9 a.m. and the walk starting at 10 a.m. Sponsored by the American Diabetes Association West Virginia area Princeton Community Hospital Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Hickman Pharmacy. Call 888 342 2383 ext 4599 for more information volunteering or registration.
Officials report a statewide inquiry into paving scams with possible links to Mercer County. Detective M L Gills of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department says investigations span Charleston North Elkins Parkersburg and Wood County while attorney general Darrell McGraw Jr collaborates with multiple jurisdictions.
The state’s share of a 64 million flood relief bill for southern West Virginia will be about 17 million. 12 state agencies incur costs from the May 2 flood hitting McDowell County hardest with overtime travel materials and school renovations. The federal government covers 75 percent, leaving at least 15 million due in the next two months. Lawmakers consider moving 7 million from the Rainy Day Fund during a special session. rest sought in July.
A UPS deliveryman in Princeton confessed to a hoax bomb threat that forced an evacuation at Quail Valley Medical Center. He drew a clock on a package to Naeem Pervaiz, MD PC with the words tick tick boom. He was suspended indefinitely with no pay and UPS apologized.
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