Monroe man convicted in knife fight in Union
A Union County jury convicts 23-year-old Avery De mond Lewis of malicious assault for October 24, 1997, stabbing Henry F. Wright Jr. during a confrontation linked to alleged racial slurs. Wright required 100 stitches and surgery. Lewis testifies he defended himself. Sentencing set for June 15. Lewis free on bond.
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Monroe County
Avery
Lewis
Rod Mohler
Henry F. Wright Jr
Cash Martin Union
Wright
Mohler
Tim Bragg
Mike Smith
Jury Clears Wayne Bailes of Not Guilty Verdict
A Nicholas County jury of five men and seven women acquitted Wayne Keith Bailes in a trial on charges of attempted murder and wanton endangerment by firearm. The panel heard testimony about shots into a Mack truck cab on Route 55 last Oct. 23, with alibi witnesses placing Bailes at a Nettie IGA. Bailes remains jailed on federal charges. Separately, a 6 year old boy on a Beckley bicycle ride was struck by a vehicle driven by Marvin Ross, who was found not at fault after police concluded no improper driving. The boy was treated at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.
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Summersville
Wayne Keith Bailes
Bailes
James Richard Bailes
James Bailes
Nicholas County
Gary Johnson
State Crime Lab
Jim Robinson
Wayne Bailes
Ron Reece
Allege
Nettie Iga
IGA
Reece
Central Regional
Beckley
L.D. Christian
Marvin Ross
Cedric Robertson
Ross
Brooks Street
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Robertson
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