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June 24, 2014: Disturbance at Courthouse Leads to Arrests
On June 24, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. a sentencing was held in Judge Paul Zakaib’s courtroom at the Kanawha County Judicial Annex. Kelsey Legg was sentenced to 5-8 years prison for her role in the murder of...
View ArticleJune 24, 2014: Man Arrested in East Bank
On June 24, 2014 at approximately 4:50 p.m., Metro 911 received a call reporting a disturbance on Gladys Avenue in the City of East Bank, WV. Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched. The...
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June 25, 2014: Arrest of Pinch Heroin Dealer
On June 25, 2014 the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office STOP Team arrested Jared Brent Casdorph (32 years old) of Morningside Drive, Pinch, WV. The STOP Team and other Deputy Sheriffs executed a search...
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The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program will be conducting a high visibility sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, June, 28, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to...
View ArticleJune 28, 2014: Crash on Strawberry Road
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View ArticleJune 29, 2014: Shooting in Tornado Early Morning
On June 29, 2014, at about 1:55 a.m. a shooting was reported to Metro 911. The incident occurred on Fawn Lane in Tornado, WV. A 16 year old male from Charleston was shot in the lower back. He was...
View ArticleJuly 1, 2014: Drug Court Graduation on Thursday
There will be a graduation ceremony for the Kanawha County Drug Court Program July 3, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. in the Ceremonial Court Room 4 in the Kanawha County Courthouse. This will be Kanawha...
View ArticleJuly 1, 2014: Requesting Public Assistance with Hit and Run
On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at about 10:30 p.m. a man was struck by a coal truck in the 2300 block of Cabin Creek Road. Michael Gentry, 53 years old of Cabin Creek, WV, was near the roadway at his...
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Cross Lanes Early Morning Shooting
Deputies responded early this morning to a call in Cross Lanes on Orchard Avenue for a report of gunfire. Deputies learned a homeowner came home and discovered his ex/current girlfriend home as well...
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Arraignment on Murder
Kanawha Bureau of Investigation Detectives will be leaving KCSO HQ’s in a few minutes for Magistrate Court. They have in custody Dustin Wayne Bodkins, age 29 of Cross Lanes and are charging him with...
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Murder Victim Update
We just learned that murder victim Timothy Morris is from the St. Albans area. Captain Sean Crosier Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Commander Phone: (304) 545-8127
View ArticleJuly 3, 2014: Reminder of Drug Court Graduation Today
Just a reminder…there will be a graduation ceremony for the Kanawha County Drug Court Program July 3, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. in the Ceremonial Court Room 4 in the Kanawha County Courthouse. This will be...
View ArticleJuly 4, 2014: Robbery in Rand
On July 4, 2014, just before 2:00 a.m., Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Rand for a robbery. The victim said he was robbed on Furman Avenue between Church and Raven Drives. The...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2014: Fatal Crash on I-79
On the afternoon of July 10, 2014 a white Toyota Camry was reportedly driving erratically through the City of Charleston on I-64. The vehicle struck several cars in city limits. The vehicle went...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2014: Correction to Fatality Release
The primary vehicle involved in the crashes today was a white, 2003 Chevrolet Impala, not a Toyota Camry as previously reported. I apologize for the initial error. – Cpl. B. D. Humphreys Kanawha County...
View ArticleJuly 11, 2014: Identity of Driver in I-79 Crash
The driver who was killed in yesterday afternoon’s crash at the 7 mile marker of I-79 was Michael Lee McKinney, 46 years old of Clay, WV. – Cpl. B. D. Humphreys Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office 301...
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July 12, 2014: Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Movie-goers
On July 11, 2014 at approximately 8:50 p.m. a security guard at the Great Escape Theater at Nitro Marketplace called Metro 911 to report a disturbance. Patrons leaving the theater told the guard...
View ArticleJuly 12, 2014: Additional Info on Disturbance at Theater
Below are some additional facts about last night’s arrest at the Great Escape Theatre in Nitro, WV. Tod Austin Ingram was arrested after threatening to shoot at least one other person in the movie...
View ArticleJuly 12, 2014: Fatality near Hughes Creek
Eastbound lanes of U.S. Route 60 near Hughes Creek is shut down at this time, effective 5:50 p.m. Metro 911 received reports of a motorcycle crash in the area at approximately 5:43 p.m. One witness...
View ArticleJuly 12, 2014: Car Crashes Into Garage in Sissonville
On July 12, 2014, at approximately 7:44 a.m. a crash was reported to Metro 911 in the area of Sissonville Drive and White Oak Drive in the Sissonville area of Kanawha County, WV. A caller reported...
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