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Judge Ashley sentences Hughes to 1-5 Years

Judge Anita Ashley held Calhoun County Circuit Court on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023.  The felony case  of Shannon Marie Brown, 23F10 was scheduled for an October trial date. There is however a discussion regarding a resolution underway between Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries and Defense Attorney, Michael Cary.  Calhoun Circuit Court – August 2,   Forrest Read More…

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Tallhammer Accepts a High/Low Plea Agreement in Circuit Court

Timothy Lee Tallhammer was on the docket for trial,, Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 but decided rather to enter into a plea agreement with the State of West Virginia. Tallhammer, defended by Attorney Daniel Minardi, was charged with Driving on a Suspended License 3rd offense and faces not less than 1, nor more than 3 years, Read More…

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Calhoun Grand Jury Indicts Six

Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffreys announced today that the Calhoun May Term Grand Jury returned the following six indictments on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023. Forrest Hammer, 33, McFarland, WV Shannon Marie Brown, 37, Millstone, WV Stephen Dewayne Kilgore, 38, Orma, WV Gelinda Jean Skaggs, 47, Newton, WV John Eric Hunt, 41, Newton, WV April Dawn Carpenter, Read More…

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Rebecca Keener Appeared for Sentencing

beyed all the rules of probation if allowed.  The second to testify on her behalf was Barbara Boggs who had known Rebecca Keener for 18 years, and had her children in pre-K. She was very concerned about the mental health of Rebecca’s eight year old son should Rebecca be incarcerated.  Attorney Balenovich defended his client Read More…

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Cummings Arrested for $11K in Unpaid Child Support

According to an indictment filed in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County in May of 2016, David Scott Cummings, age 37, did unlawfully and feloniously, repeatedly and willfully, fail to pay his court ordered support, which he could reasonably provide and which he knew he had a duty to provide, to a minor by virtue Read More…

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Three Drug Court Graduates Honored in Calhoun Ceremony

Adult Drug Court began in Calhoun County as well Roane in 2015 to serve those counties in helping drug addicted defendants escape what is most often a lifetime battle Involving entire families. Mike Lacy, Surpreme Court Director of Probation said in 2015 “Drug addiction is “like an ocean you can’t swim out of unless somebody Read More…