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Yahoo
15-04-2025
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Inmates rescue deputy attacked during escape attempt
A Deputy Jailer was attacked by an inmate during an escape attempt, and other inmates stepped in to help. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On Sunday, April 13, the Morgantown Police responded to the Butler County Jail in Kentucky on reports of an inmate who had attacked a Deputy Jailer, according to a release posted on social media. TRENDING STORIES: Former Wright-Patterson base commander pleads guilty during court-martial Cause of death released for 25-year-old man found dead in Dayton Gene Hackman death: Dead rodents found on property The investigation determined that 26-year-old Charles Clayton of Russellville, Kentucky, had placed the deputy in a chokehold, threatened to stab him, and demanded the keys to the jail's door in an attempt to escape. A trustee at the jail witnessed the attack and attacked Clayton in an attempt to release the deputy, according to the press release. Another Deputy Jailer arrived to help, and Clayton was able to seize his taser. Clayton attempted to tase the deputy and another inmate. He was eventually restrained after two other inmates arrived to assist the deputies. Clayton was charged with several charges, including Kidnapping-Adult, 1st Degree Strangulation, 1st Degree Escape (Attempt), Disarming a Peace Officer, 3rd Degree assault-Inmate Assault on Correctional Employee, and Criminal Mischief 1st Degree. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
No arrests made after Morgantown Police use smoke, PepperBalls to disperse party
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — After a video went viral over the weekend of Morgantown Police appearing to use tear gas on a large crowd celebrating St. Patrick's Day, officers say that no arrests have been made and that nobody was taken to the hospital. On Saturday, March 8 at around 2:40 p.m., Morgantown Police officers responded to a residence on North High Street, a location commonly known to house fraternities, after receiving reports of a 'large party with loud music' which was creating 'noise violations.' Former Steelers offensive lineman turned broadcaster Craig Wolfley dies When officers arrived at the scene, they said they told the person operating the music to turn it off to comply with noise regulations. The music was turned off, but once it was, officers said that the crowd 'became aggressive' and began throwing things at them. At that point, 'in an effort to regain control of the area' officers began to use 'standard crowd dispersal techniques' such as inert smoke and PepperBalls—which are non-lethal projectiles that disperse a chemical similar to the kind found in pepper spray. Once 'order was restored in the area,' officers evaluated bystanders to see if any needed EMS, but none did. No arrests were made at the scene, but officers are investigating the incident to further determine 'if any additional enforcement actions should be taken.' WVU officials also told 12 News that multiple citations were issued against students on Saturday in off-campus areas, including six for open container violations and two for noise violations. The Morgantown Police Department was assisted by teams with the University Police Department. This story has been updated to include additional information from WVU officials. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Yahoo
Car and body recovered from Cheat Lake; no official report, but family confirms they belong to missing Pennsylvania man
Jan. 26—First responders recovered a car Sunday afternoon that had been submerged in frozen-over Cheat Lake — but Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes stopped short of confirming if the deceased man inside was Kevin Lataille, who had gone missing while driving home at the height of last weekend's snowstorm. "I can tell you we have a victim and a vehicle, " the sheriff said, as he stood near the water's edge with the I-68 bridge towering overhead. A family member, though, said in a Facebook post later that day that the car recovered was Lataille's and that the person inside was Kevin. Given the scope of the investigation and the sensitivity of the loss, the sheriff couldn't confirm that, he said. "It wouldn't be responsible for me to say anything right now." Other media outlets have quoted officials at the scene making the confirmation that the vehicle and the remains belong to Lataille. Using drone photography, the sheriff's department was able to determine the location of the car extracted from the ice Sunday. For the recovery effort, dive teams from Murrysville, Pa., and Morgantown Police broke through an eight-inch layer of ice to get to the car, a dark-colored SUV, which was then hoisted by crane some 80 feet up to the bridge. "It took a lot of work, " said Morgantown Police Capt. Douglas Sharpe, who oversees the city divers. Teams from both departments drilled and chipped away at the ice, which was solid enough to support their weight, with augers, power saws and handsaws. Darrick Gerano, the director of Murrysville Medical and the lone diver who went in, said the car was about 12 feet down. As many as 100 responders were all also there for the effort, including other rescue teams from Donora, Pa., West Virginia State Police and Division of Natural Resources from the Mountain State. "All these people right here, " Gerano said, gesturing around. While the work was hard, both he and Forbes said the wrenching ordeal of waiting was now over for anxious loved ones. "At least a family will be able to get closure, " Gerano said. Lataille had finished his shift last Sunday at the Patteson Drive Eat 'n Park at 12:15 p.m. and called his wife, Lisa, to let her know he was heading home. He got behind the wheel of his bronze Hyundai Tucson and set off, planning to motor 705 and Pa. 43 to get there, his wife, Lisa Ross-Lataille, told The Dominion Post previously. It was snowing heavily with iced-up roads and low visibility, so he made sure to check in, she said. He called again around 12:50 p.m., to say that while the roads were bad, he was still making progress. He had just spotted the sign for Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa, Ross-Lataille said. "I told him to be careful and to do what he needed to do, " she said. That was the last she heard of him. "It was like he disappeared, " she said. "Somebody had to have seen something."
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Yahoo
Car and body recovered from Cheat Lake; Mon Sheriff would not confirm they belong to missing Pa. man
Jan. 26—First responders recovered a car Sunday afternoon that had been submerged in frozen-over Cheat Lake — but Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes stopped short of confirming if the deceased man inside was Kevin Lataille, who had gone missing while driving home at the height of last weekend's snowstorm. "I can tell you we have a victim and a vehicle, " the sheriff said, as he stood near the water's edge with the I-68 bridge towering overhead. A family member, though, said in a Facebook post later that day that the car recovered was Lataille's and that the person inside was Kevin. Given the scope of the investigation and the sensitivity of the loss, the sheriff couldn't confirm that, he said. "It wouldn't be responsible for me to say anything right now." Other media outlets have quoted officials at the scene making the confirmation that the vehicle and the remains belong to Lataille. Using drone photography, the sheriff's department was able to determine the location of the car extracted from the ice Sunday. For the recovery effort, dive teams from Murrysville, Pa., and Morgantown Police broke through an eight-inch layer of ice to get to the car, a dark-colored SUV, which was then hoisted by crane some 80 feet up to the bridge. "It took a lot of work, " said Morgantown Police Capt. Douglas Sharpe, who oversees the city divers. Teams from both departments drilled and chipped away at the ice, which was solid enough to support their weight, with augers, power saws and handsaws. Darrick Gerano, the director of Murrysville Medical and the lone diver who went in, said the car was about 12 feet down. As many as 100 responders were all also there for the effort, including other rescue teams from Donora, Pa., West Virginia State Police and Division of Natural Resources from the Mountain State. "All these people right here, " Gerano said, gesturing around. While the work was hard, both he and Forbes said the wrenching ordeal of waiting was now over for anxious loved ones. "At least a family will be able to get closure, " Gerano said. Lataille had finished his shift last Sunday at the Patteson Drive Eat 'n Park at 12:15 p.m. and called his wife, Lisa, to let her know he was heading home. He got behind the wheel of his bronze Hyundai Tucson and set off, planning to motor 705 and Pa. 43 to get there, his wife, Lisa Ross-Lataille, told The Dominion Post previously. It was snowing heavily with iced-up roads and low visibility, so he made sure to check in, she said. He called again around 12:50 p.m., to say that while the roads were bad, he was still making progress. He had just spotted the sign for Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa, Ross-Lataille said. "I told him to be careful and to do what he needed to do, " she said. That was the last she heard of him. "It was like he disappeared, " she said. "Somebody had to have seen something."
