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Register Herald

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1998

Page

8

Gauley Bridge Police Chief Jones surrenders in contempt case

Gauley Bridge Police Chief Edward Lee Jones turned himself in to South Carolina authorities on one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, facing up to 25 years if convicted. Bond set at $10,000. he will be arraigned in Fayette County on 53 charges including first degree sexual assault and sexual abuse.

Gauley Bridge Edward Lee Jones South Carolina Jones Myrtle Beach S.C Bill Frontz Frontz Fayette County Scott VanMeter Kanawha County Frantz West Virginia van Meter Charles Vickers

Fayette arraignments lead Fayetteville police chief among 53 counts

Fayetteville facing 53 counts of sexual offenses, Police Chief Edward Lee Jones heads a list of 20 defendants arraigning Friday before Circuit Judge Charles Vickers at 9 a.m. Others include Harry Beale with multiple perjury and record alteration counts. Nineteen more defendants are set for 1 p.m. before Judge John W. Hatcher Jr. with varied charges including burglary robbery and fraud.

Fayetteville Gauley Bridge Edward Lee Jones Fayette County Jones Charles Vickers Vickers Harry Beale Shirley Belcher Harry Buckner Jr Shannon Buckner Cheryl Canfield John P. Colvin Jr Kelly S. Moore Thomas D. Keener Manu Ronald S. Mims Richard A. Petitt Sr Paul D. Rozzie Jr Annette Rogers Andrew J. Sedlock IV Donald R. Shifflett Dean E. Gamble Walter F. Smith Timothy W. Goard Clifford Taylor Shannon C. Underwood Johnny D. Ward John W. Hatcher Jr Hatcher Jerry Belcher Richard B. Boblits Homer Buckner

Greenville man committed for shooting wife

Henry Sarge Hylton 67 was found not guilty by reason of mental illness and ordered committed to William F. Sharpe Hospital in Weston. Monroe County Circuit Judge Robert Irons ruled Alzheimer's disease left him not criminally responsible for the Aug 16 shooting of his wife Katharina 72 at their home. Hylton was jailed since the incident and will receive an after care plan coordinating with the family and veterans services.

UNION Greenville Henry “Sarge” Hylton William F. Sharpe Hospital Weston Monroe County Robert Irons Hylton Katharina Hylton Roanoke Va.) Memorial Hospital Southern Regional Irons Monroe Rod Mohler Richard Gunnoe Mohler Sharpe

Fayetteville prosecutor questions jail impact on repeat DUI offenders

Fayette County Prosecutor Paul Blake questions whether prison deters habitual DUI offenders after Carl Hitt's seventh arrest. Hitt, convicted of felony DUI in 1994 and sentenced to 1 to 3 years, has a long history of DUI arrests dating back to 1984. Blake notes Hitt's license has been revoked since 1984 and that even lifelong confinement seems unlikely to stop him.

Fayetteville Kanawha County Fayette County Paul Blake Blake Carl Hitt Hitt Nicholas County Greenbrier County Greenbrier Mercer County Dri Ver

Trial dates set for Lewisburg man charged with abuse

Greenbrier County Circuit Court set hearings for Freddy Bostic a Lewisburg man facing two felony counts of child abuse and a misdemeanor charge of false swearing. Prosecutors indicated additional charges including third degree sexual assault may follow with bond issues and hearings on the mother grandmother and sister also facing false swearing. Trial dates were scheduled with the misdemeanor case first July 9 and the felony case August 11. Bostic remains free on a 25000 bond while bond revocation motions unfold. The defendants mother Sara Bostic and grandmother Eleanor Pomphrey and sister Jennifer Bostic are slated for early trial in June for related false swearing charges.

Lewisburg Greenbrier Mark Burnette Freddy Bostic Bostic Frank E. Jolliffe Jolliffe Burnette William Jones Tim Bradford Kanawha County Stephanie Jones Bradford Ms. Jones Jones Sara Bostic Eleanor Pomphrey Jennifer Bostic

Walk-A-Thon to Fight Cystic Fibrosis Planned for May 30

The Beckley Presbyterian Church and United Methodist Temple sponsor a 10K Walk-a-Thon on Saturday May 30 starting at 9 a.m. at Beckley Presbyterian Church to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research. Participants collecting $50 earn a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation T-shirt with additional prizes offered.

Beckley Presbyterian Church United Methodist Temple Hukki Michael Atkinson

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