McDowell County Grand Jury Indicts 46 Defendants
The McDowell County Grand Jury, meeting before Judge Kendrick King in Welch, handed down 46 indictments. Named individuals face charges including grand larceny, burglary, arson, kidnapping, welfare fraud, forged uttering, and attempted murder, with several cases involving transfer of stolen property and possession with intent to deliver. The grand jury will reconvene in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dean Horn
Sandra Justice
Bernard Keen
Stoney Ray Lester
Rodney Kennedy
Larry King
Jackie Moore
Levorgia Morgan
Popeye Morgan
Billy Joe Owens
Ramona D. Parker
Troy Parker
Luther Pearson
Michael N. Pearson
Annetta Phillips
David Ross
Andrew Shylock III
Daniel Eugene Tolliver
Oma Gay Hicks
Allen Keith Wimmer
Larry Workman
Robin Elliotte Workman
Hechler pressures Caperton on taxes in West Virginia
Secretary of State Ken Hechler seeks a personal meeting with Governor Gaston Caperton to press for higher taxes on mineral properties. The April 15 Board of Public Works vote prompted re evaluation of property tax appraisals while Caperton opposed the measure. Hechler aims to win the governor over as Tax Secretary Paige cautions against changes.
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Charleston
Ken Hechler
Hechler
Gaston Caperton
Caperton
State Board of Public Works
Department of Tax and Revenue
Ene Ree
Hank Marockie
Marockie
Police net marijuana plants in East Princeton raid
Police seized nine marijuana plants worth about 2500 dollars from five gallon buckets at abandoned property in East Princeton. Capt. J J Weis and Detective Jerry Davis led the operation after an anonymous tip. arrests imminent. Plants were taken to the department and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
East
J.J. Weis
Weis
Jerry Davis
Daily record of police reports from Bluefield area
Reports from BLUEFIELD and PRINCETON include hit and run on Grassy Branch Road reports of vandalism at 2030 Virginia Ave and various police actions. incidents involve DUI charges, brandishing warrants, a fire warrant, shoplifting, mailbox break ins, burglary, vehicle thefts, fights, and property destruction with multiple names and agencies listed.
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Bluefield
Grassy Branch Road
Carl Lawson
Jeannie Collins
Bluewell
D.A. Pennington
Virginia Ave
C. Saunders
W.va
Princeton
Billy Joe Shrewsbury
Lashmeet
Glenwood Haven Road
J.C. Miller
James Russell Watkins
Kenny Staunton
Montcalm
Richard Eugene Walls
Ricky Walls
Richmond
T.D. Bradley
Harry Harmey
Harley” Walls Jr
Jolo youth arraigned on three counts in McDowell Co theft case
Mark Mullins, 19, of Jolo, was arraigned in McDowell County Magistrate Court on three counts of breaking and entering, transfer of stolen property, and petty larceny. He posted no bond in county jail set at 5500. State Police Trooper G Duckworth leads the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin West Mark Mullins
Jolo
G. Duckworth
Welch Detachment of
State Police
Larie Faces Wounding Charge In Matoaka Shooting
Lashmeet man Robert Howard Larie 18 saw probable cause for grand jury indictment after a magistrate ruled the June 10 shooting of Richard Gray in the Church Hollow area of Matoaka likely to proceed. Gray was found June 11 at the embankment. Larie followed his girlfriend and allegedly retrieved a gun from Gray’s vehicle before the shooting. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Janet Williams led the state. Bill Flannigan was appointed to defend Larie.
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Princeton
Harold Buckner
Robert Howard Larie
Larie
Richard Gray
Church Hollow
Matoaka
Gray
Magistrate
Janet Williams
Bill Flannigan
Three-Year-Old Injured at Princeton Carnival
A threeyearold girl was reportedly burned and bruised on a slide at a Princeton carnival held at Ingleside Road and Stafford Drive. Police say the incident occurred about 745 p.m. and the mother, Angela Buchanan of Bluefield, reported the injuries.
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Princeton City
Kroger
Stafford Drive
G.A. Syres
Princeton
Ingleside Road
Angela Buchanan
Bluefield
Two Camp Creek Women Injured In Route 19 Crash
Rose Juba a 41 year old driver and her daughter Amber Juba 19 were slightly injured when their new 1994 Ford Ranger overturned on Route 19 two miles from Spanishburg High School. They were treated and released at Princeton Community Hospital. Trooper T D Bradley said groceries in the back seat distracted the driver and caused the vehicle to drift off the road and overturn. Damages were about 10000 dollars and the car was a total loss.
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Spanishburg
Camp Creek
Spanishburg High School
Rose Juba
Amber Juba
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
T.D. Bradley
West Virginia State Police
Bradley
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Yamaha
Daily Record
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Fletcher Hardy
Route 1
Toby Gill
K.W. Reed
Cheesy Creek
Robbie Palmer
L.R. Catron
Redden Village
R.A. Hill
Naomi Seal
Unity Road
Cheers Lounge
Courthouse Road
R.E. Haynes
Shirley Mitchem
Northfork
Mercer Mall
Roger Earnest
Princeton Elks Country Club
C. Smothers
Melrose Elementary School
D.B. Bailey
Shadowood Mobile Homed Park
Diane Dowell
McDowell County Magistrate Court
Greg Jordan
The
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Mpacil
Iairco
Nnelson
Fashion
Sake
J. Renee
Unisa
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Moda
Espana
Clown 'N Tweed
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