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Dominion Post
30-05-2025
- Dominion Post
Monongalia County Sheriff's Office sheds more light on motorcycle accident
MORGANTOWN — A motorcycle rider involved in Thursday's accident on the Mileground has life-threatening injuries, according to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department. At 2:10 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the accident at the intersection of Mileground and Hartman Run roads. A press release states a Nissan Xterra was heading onto Hartman Run Road while a Yamaha motorcycle was traveling toward Easton Hill. The two vehicles collided head-on, throwing the rider off the motorcycle. The rider was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital by Monongalia County EMS with life-threatening injuries, the release states. The identity of the rider has not been released. Due to the severity of the accident, the sheriff's department crash reconstruction team was called to the scene to assist in the ongoing investigation.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Caretaker charged after allegedly taking jewelry from seniors in her care for 10 years in Mon County
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — A woman has been charged with stealing from multiple elderly victims in Monongalia County over the past 10 years after a family said she took $20,000 worth of jewelry from a person she was hired to take care of. On April 27, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department began a criminal investigation into Julia Fowler, 51, of Albright, who had been hired by a family to care for an elderly person suffering from cognitive decline at a home in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint. Family members had reported that jewelry was going missing from the residence; after the investigation began, the elderly victim's family members were 'able to identify 26 pieces' of jewelry which were sold by Fowler to a pawn shop in Westover, according to the complaint. Man allegedly threw Crown Royal bottle near 2 children while in vehicle in Fairmont Those pieces were sold to the pawn shop for a total of $6,986, but family members said the jewelry was worth approximately $20,000 to $25,000, deputies said. Deputies also learned that Fowler had 'taken care of several elderly individuals' over the course of approximately 10 years, and all have reported jewelry missing during Fowler's employment,' according to the complaint. Fowler has been charged with multiple counts of financial exploitation of the elderly. She is being held in the North Central Regional Jail on $100,000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man charged after allegedly holding newborn by foot while assaulting woman in Monongalia County
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — A man has been charged with allegedly strangling a woman and abusing an infant in Monongalia County. On May 12, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of a dispute taking place at Timberline Apartments in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint. While en route, deputies were advised that a female victim had gotten to a different residence and informed the occupants that Doryian Williams, 24, of Braddock, Pennsylvania, had punched her, deputies said. After officers arrived, the victim told them that Williams had taken her cell phone and 'restrained her from leaving' for multiple hours, according to the complaint. During the time Williams held the victim, he also grabbed a newborn infant from the victim, 'held [the infant] by the foot over the bed' and 'slammed [the infant] onto the bed' before knocking the adult victim to the ground and choking her, deputies said. Mary Lou Retton had 'screw top' wine bottle in her Porsche during DUI arrest in Fairmont, complaint says After choking the victim, Williams 'grabbed a handgun and held it in his hand while he began to yell at her angrily' and then struck the victim 'with the handgun multiple times,' according to the complaint. Williams has been charged with strangulation and child abuse. He is being held in North Central Regional Jail. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Felon from Detroit charged after allegedly brandishing firearm at victim in Mon County
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — A convicted felon from Detroit has been charged after allegedly brandishing a firearm at a victim and conspiring to sell drugs in Monongalia County. On May 16, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of brandishing taking place at an apartment Van Voohirs Road in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint. When deputies arrived, they spoke with the victim who said that Daron Buford, 34, of Detroit, Michigan, who 'pulled a gun out on him and racked the slide, causing a live round to leave the chamber of the handgun,' deputies said. Deputies then located a .45 caliber 'Blazer round' near the rear driver's side tire of a vehicle which Buford was 'allegedly driving' and were able to obtain a search warrant for the apartment to locate Buford and the firearm, according to the complaint. 8 charged after troopers find drugs, loaded gun within reach of children at Harrison County home During that time, deputies found a gun in a closet 'that had the same ammunition that was found outside in the parking lot'; Buford was previously convicted of a felony, thus prohibiting him from owning firearms, according to the complaint. Also in the residence, deputies located 'multiple' containers of methamphetamine and heroin, as well as packaging materials and sets of scales, deputies said. Buford has been charged with wanton endangerment, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and drug conspiracy. He is being held in North Central Regional Jail $60,000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Community pauses to recognize Peace Officers Memorial Day
May 15—MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Department PFC Frank Fidazzo was 44 years old on June 11, 2000, when he died of injuries sustained in the line of duty. The 11-year veteran initiated the MPD's bicycle patrol. He and his wheels became a fixture in the city's downtown and on the rail-trail in the last years of his watch. The day before he died, Fidazzo was finishing a one-week training course in White Park with officers from multiple agencies when he was thrown over the handlebars of his bike and suffered severe head injuries. A little less than 12 years later, Sgt. Todd May of the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department was sitting in his cruiser near the state line watching for an approaching vehicle pursuit that had started in Monongalia County before crossing into Pennsylvania. Approximately one mile north of the state line on Interstate 79 south, the driver rammed May's patrol car as he waited in the median for the pursuit to reach his location. May was transported to a hospital in Morgantown, where he died a short time later. May had been a deputy with MCSD for 10 years. The driver of the vehicle was charged with homicide by vehicle in Pennsylvania. He was convicted of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while DUI and multiple other counts. He is currently incarcerated in a state prison in Albion, Pa. Fidazzo and May are two of the 228 law enforcement officers to be killed while serving in West Virginia's history, and among more than 24, 000 to make the ultimate sacrifice nationwide dating back to the late 1700s. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. A small crowd gathered on the Monongalia County Courthouse Square in bright sunshine Thursday morning in recognition. "It's a somber time for law enforcement this time every year, every year, " MPD Chief Eric Powell said. "It's a time where we honor the service of our fellow officers and remember their sacrifice and get to share in a little bit of that honor and that remembrance with the families of those who sacrificed everything for the sake of doing their job." The names Fidazzo and May can be seen around town. Certainly, they're both represented within the headquarters of their respective departments. A section of rail-trail carries Fidazzo's name. The Sabraton bridge over Stewartstown Road carries May's. Sheriff Todd Forbes said he knew both men. "It's a great thing for the community to come together to honor them, but it's really a great thing nationwide for everybody to recognize the hard work and dedication that goes into law enforcement day-to-day. Often, we're only remembered for the bad things that a few people do as opposed to the good things that so many do, " Forbes said, explaining that much like the families, the departments — friends and coworkers — never forget. "We have a memorial in our lobby to him. His unit number still appears on our schedule. He's frozen in time with us. He'll always be a treasured member of our department, " Forbes said of May. "He's missed every day."
