The Crime Report
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Five former correctional officers, and a former lieutenant, at the Southern Regional Jail in West Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the 2022 death of an incarcerated man who was beaten while handcuffed and restrained in an interview room and later a jail cell, Leah Willingham report for the Associated Press.
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would make interfering with a police officer and causing their death a felony punishable by up to life in prison, John Raby reports for the Associated Press.
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The Crime Report
MARCH 7, 2023
Tracy Pennington from Ripley, West Virginia was charged with felony child concealment and conspiracy after police entered her home without a warrant and found her daughter hiding behind the dresser.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 3, 2023
Tracy Pennington lives in Ripley, West Virginia. Prosecutors charged Pennington in state court with felony child concealment and conspiracy. The West Virginia Supreme Court denied her appeal. West Virginia , Pennington asks the justices to clarify whether “reason to believe” is equivalent to probable cause.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
A suspended West Virginia lawyer who fled the country has pleaded guilty to a felony charge after being accused of overbilling for criminal defense…
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The appeal was filed by Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, who in 2015 was convicted of conspiring to violate federal safety standards before a 2010 explosion at a West Virginia mine that killed 29 people. After his release from prison, Blankenship announced that he intended to run for the U.S.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 19, 2023
Senate Bill S211 would seal conviction records automatically after three years of a completed sentence for misdemeanors and seven years for felonies. Texas, Missouri and West Virginia are considering their own version of the bill. The individual must also not be under community supervision or have any new convictions.
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