Bluefield Man Ruled Incapable Of Standing Trial In Murder Case
A Mercer County Circuit Court judge ruled 27-year-old Gonzales L. Jones mentally incapable of standing trial for the murder of his grandfather Wade H. Miller. Jones was ordered committed to Weston State Hospital for up to six months for examination and treatment with a report due at the end of the period to determine future competency.
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Barbara Hawkins
Sally Telegraph
Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Robert E. Holroyd
Thomas Lilly
Gonzales L. Jones
Jones
Weston State Hospital
Bivens
Bluefield State College
Wade H. Miller
Hardy Street
Miller
Tiffany Manor Apartments
Holroyd
Weston
David M. Wayne
Lilly
Ed Wiley
Wayne
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Weston Hospital
Mercer Court Grants Probation to Area Man in Plea Deal
Princeton area resident Vernon Blevins was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to a lesser offense in a plea bargain. Judge William C. Bivens Jr. also continued multiple cases including Wesley Yopp for grand larceny, Robert L. Morton for marijuana delivery, and Buddy Allen Tibbs for burglary, with new trial dates set for June term.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William C. Bivens Jr
Vernon Blevins
Wesley Yopp
Robert L. Morton
Buddy Allen Tibbs
Gospel Road film at Princeton studio 7 30 tonight
Johnny Cash film Gospel Road to be shown at Leonard Repass TV Studio 843 Mercer Street Princeton in former Lavon Theatre building No admission charged Public invited. The event serves as church film night at the local outlet.
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Upper Room Church
Johnny Cash
Leonard Repass
Mercer Street
Princeton
Lavon Theatre
Trial Moved in Wayne County Murder Case to Mercer Court
A murder trial for David Watson, four counts, moves from Wayne County to Mercer County Circuit Court. Judge Charles W. Ferguson III will preside. trial begins June 15 in Judge Howard M. Jarrett's courtroom and is expected to last at least a week. Watson remains confined at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville on a prior murder conviction.
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Princeton
Wayne County
Mercer County
Charles W. Ferguson III
David Watson
Howard M. Jarrett
Watson
West Virginia
Moundsville
Psychiatric Examination Ordered In Cloud Case Trial
A Roanoke man, George Ballard Guthrie III, faces Mercer County Circuit Court murder charges in the D B Cloud case. Judge Bivens ordered a psychiatric exam by Dr Rizuddin at Raleigh Psychiatric Services for Guthrie, slated for May 20. Guthrie and Naomi Cloud are charged with murder. Corprew is charged as an accessory before the fact. Trial dates and venue motions are set for June and August renewals.
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Princeton
Roanoke, Va
Mercer County
D.B
Dave” Cloud
Princeton Area
William O. Bivens Jr
George Ballard Guthrie III
Bluefield
John Parr
Guthrie
Mrs. Cloud
Corprew
Fayette County Circuit Court
Medical Services Receive Grants in Southern West Virginia
Governor Rockefeller announces grants totaling 7764 to upgrade EMS programs in southern West Virginia. Princeton Community Hospital and Princeton Rescue Squad receive funds along with Trap Hill Fire and Rescue, Oceana Medical Center, and McDowell County Ambulance Authority to buy advanced and basic life support equipment. The awards, part of over 4 million in state matching dollars, support ambulance service and emergency medical skills. Jerome Hajenga named West Virginia Virginia Division Construction Supervisor Central Office Equipment for GTE, replacing Tom Sawyers who returns to Outside Plant role in Bluefield.
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Princeton
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton Rescue Squad
Trap Hill Fire and Rescue Squad
Raleigh County
Oceana Medical Center
Wyoming County
McDowell County
GTE
Jerome R
Jerry) Hajenga
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