Officers from the West Virginia State Police and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at the Exotic Smoke House on Valley Road on Wednesday, April 2 on suspicion that the store was harboring the illegal sale of Schedule I narcotics and have charged a man in the[Read More…]
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Bosben sentenced to life in prison with mercy for 2023 murder
by Kate Shunney A Maryland man was sentenced in Morgan County Circuit Court on Monday to life in prison with mercy, and two additional prison sentences associated with crimes he committed when he brutally killed a southern Morgan County man in March of 2023. Ian P. Bosben-Grayson, 32, sat in[Read More…]
Click It or Ticket seatbelt compliance campaign set for March 7-23
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is working with the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program to urge drivers to buckle up ahead of the statewide Click It or Ticket high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort, that runs Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 23. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department want seat[Read More…]
Fire destroys two dump trucks
by Kate Evans Fire engulfed two commercial dump trucks last Wednesday night in Berkeley Springs. The cause of the fire is undetermined. The 911 call came in to Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center on Wednesday, November 29 as a commercial vehicle fire on Mawani Village Lane just north of Caperton[Read More…]
Morgan County Sheriff’s Report
Chief Johnnie Walter reports the following calls, investigations and reports for September 3-9: September 3 Sheriff Bohrer responded to reported explosion in 13,000 block of Valley Road. Tractor Trailer blew tire. Vehicle moved from the highway and tow called. Deputy Knotts worked GHSP Patrol. Three citations issued. Deputy Diehl responded[Read More…]