Judge Grants Writing Sample for Murder Case
A Raleigh County circuit judge allowed the state to obtain writing samples from defendant John Workman to assess his state of mind in the murder of Marjorie Lynn Mize. Prosecution cites letters and forged checks linked to the August killing, while defense argues Fifth Amendment concerns. The trial was continued to January 19, 1999, with samples to be shared with the defense.
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Raleigh
Marjorie Lynn Mize
John Workman
Richwood
Kristen Keller
Workman
Marshall County
Mize
Stamford
Keller
John Hutchison
Vic
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Steve Sinkiewicz
Sinkiewicz
Hutchison
Southern
Red light crash injures two in MacArthur furniture shop
Oceana woman Angela Crouch 27 drove a Buick on West Virginia 16 when Janice Pack 65 ran a red light at Old Eccles Road, sending Pack airborne, hitting a lamppost and then Charlton Furniture. Pack cited for red light violation. both were hospitalized.
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Oceana
MacArthur
Angela Irene Crouch
Old Eccles Road
W.va
Janice Pack
Raleigh County
C.T. Darlington
Pack
Crouch
Charlton Furniture
Darlington
Raleigh General Hospital
Chariton
Raleigh County Board Keeps Focus On Beckley Stratton High
Raleigh County officials voiced frustration Tuesday over ongoing issues at the $8.6 million Beckley Stratton Junior High. Independent experts and auditors review venting system failures while bids and contractor history are weighed. The board approved a technology policy, a work based learning policy, and an elevator contract, with meetings set for November 30.
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Raleigh County School Board
Beckley-Stratton
Paul Vennari
Roscoe Plumley
Dwight Dials
Floyd Clingenpeel
Grafton
Dials
Wennari Se
Radford and
Radford
Raleigh County Schools
School Building Authority
David Brooks
Shady Junior
Trap Hill Middle School
Beckley
Independence Junior High
Trap Hill
Raleigh County
Mary Ann Foster
Boso
Boso Inc
Forum Tackles Domestic Violence With County Panelists
Representatives from Raleigh Fayette Nicholas and Greenbrier counties joined six panelists at a Tama rack forum sponsored by the Governor's Family Violence Coordinating Council. They urged teamwork better advocacy funding and improved law enforcement tools to strengthen investigations and support victims.
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Counil
Tamarack
Raleigh
Fayette
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Fayette County
Jim Sizemore
Sizemore
Sheriffs Department
Hit-and-run suspect leads police on West Virginia Turnpike chase
Fayette County man Curtis Browning 33 fled after a Monday hit-and-run on the West Virginia Turnpike. State police pursued him through Raleigh County before he escaped on foot into a creek and hillside, later surrendering in Pax attic. He faces traffic violations and warrants from two counties. Browning is jailed in Southern Regional.
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Fayette County
West Virginia
Curtis Browning
Pax
Browning
L.L. Nelson
Raleigh County
D.R. Kincaid
W.va
Nelson
Kincaid
Troop 7
Yago
Raleigh
Fayette
T.C. Boothe
C.B. Payne
D.W. Bennett
Bennett
Boothe
Beckley man pleads guilty in two summer shootings
Stephen Burks, 21, pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment and a felon with a firearm charge, and to malicious wounding. Judge Kirkpatrick revoked probation, found him guilty on three counts, and consecutive sentences run concurrent. Burks faces 1 to 5 years on reinstated charges and 2 to 10 years on malicious assault, plus fines and a 1-year sentence for felon with a firearm. A juvenile was also arrested as part of the incidents at Antonio Morris and Crawford Street where multiple shots were fired at groups.
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Beckley
Stephen Burks
Raleigh
H.L. Kirkpatrick III
Burk
Burks
State Department of Corrections
Southern
Antonio and
Morris Avenues
Crawford Street
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Tim
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Paul Corbit Brown
the Register-Herald
Raleigh County Board OF Education
Barboursville
Martinsburg
Morgantown
Sue Juline
Coordinating Council
Juline
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