Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter and Chief Deputy Eric Widmeyer last week honored two officers who were the primary responders to a violent domestic incident in July of 2025 in which a resident and child narrowly escaped becoming victims of an armed and violent assailant. “Everyone thinks nothing happens here,[Read More…]
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Shift supervisor at local restaurant pleads guilty to sexual assault
A 24-year-old shift supervisor at a local restaurant pleaded guilty in Morgan County Circuit Court to third degree sexual assault on Thursday, May 7. Bruce S. Garzon-Earthman, of unknown address, was 23 when the assault occurred in the break room at work. The victim was under the age of 16[Read More…]
Unruly hotel guest lands in jail
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department has charged a Pendleton County man with criminal offenses following a 911 call for a physical domestic disturbance in progress at the Best Western hotel on Ridge Drive. On Thursday, April 30 at about 3:30 p.m. a third-party caller stated they saw two people fighting at[Read More…]
Local man arrested following police chase through town
West Virginia State Police have charged a Berkeley Springs man with multiple crimes following a foot chase through town on Saturday, May 2 at about 1 a.m. Police were dispatched when someone called 911 to report a suspicious person with blood on his hands ran out of the building and[Read More…]
Two jailed on charges of distributing suspected fentanyl
West Virginia State Police have charged two county residents with drug offenses, following a routine traffic stop on U.S. 522. On Wednesday, April 1 at about 2:30 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop at Dairy Queen for a compact sedan with obstructed registration. The driver, identified as Brady T. Faith,[Read More…]
Augusta drug dealer convicted for meth trade, weapons scheme
After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted an Augusta man on March 26 of trafficking methamphetamine and illegally having nine firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Charles Frederick Muffley, III, 50, was convicted of on all three counts charged in the Superseding Indictment, including conspiracy to possess with[Read More…]
Grand jury declines to indict minor in fatal Hancock shooting in February
by Geoff Fox On Monday, March 30, Washington County Sheriff’s Office has released more details about the February shooting on Whispering Wind Road in Hancock. Police said that after the State’s Attorney review of the facts of the case and a March 25 Grand Jury, no charges will be pressed[Read More…]
Police look for public’s help in finding rock-throwing suspects
by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are looking for the public’s help in looking for exterior camera video from along Pennsylvania Avenue from Saturday, March 21 in order to track down individuals suspected of hurling rocks at passing cars. Police are asking residents in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue with Ring[Read More…]
Two Maryland residents admit to drug trafficking in the Eastern Panhandle
Two Maryland residents have admitted to selling illegal narcotics in Berkeley County, West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Terrell Antonio Henderson, 34, of Halethorpe, Maryland, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine base. According to court records and his plea agreement, Henderson conspired with others[Read More…]
Unhoused woman jailed after public disturbance
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 34-year-old woman with multiple offenses following a 911 call for a domestic disturbance on Johnson’s Mill Road at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1. At the scene, a man told police his ex-girlfriend came to his residence trying to retrieve property, and[Read More…]
