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Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 22: * Brian Wood St. Apt. 7, Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of third-offense driving on a revoked or suspended license for DUI. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE - Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Nov. 17. Nov. 10 * Daniel S. Brunty, 39, Belpre, was cited for driving under suspension. * Chavazze L. Kidder, 31, Marietta, was cited for driving under suspension and possessing drug abuse instruments. * Nickolas A. ...

Federal review finds issues with Justice-era Child Protective Services

CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...

Murder suspect to remain in jail without bond

PARKERSBURG – The man arrested in October for a 2014 murder will remain in jail without bond, a judge ruled this morning. Gregory Alan Casto, 56, of Walker, was indicted by a grand jury last month on charges of first-degree murder and concealment of a deceased human body in the killing of ...

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reverses decision in Wood County case

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed a decision by a Wood County Circuit Court judge to deny a motion to suppress and had a suspect’s drug convictions vacated. In an order dated Nov. 12, the court reversed a decision by Wood County Court Judge J.D. Beane in the June 2022 ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 19: * Andrea Elizabeth Holbert, 1102 29th St. Garage Apt., Parkersburg, had charges of possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription, made a false emergency report, violation of a ...