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by Chuck FlanneryWVSOS Chief Deputy Secretary & Chief of Staff Each year, the month of October sheds light on a reprehensible truth we continue to face, as many Americans are no strangers to domestic violence. According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, one in four women and one in nine men have experienced Read More…
Kenneth Harris was incarcerated in the West Virginia Central Regional Jail on January 17th, 2023 following a sentence for two counts of violating a domestic violence protective order. Upon this conviction he was sentenced to one (1) year and six (6) months in the regional jail.
On November 3rd, 2022 Cpl. Jeff Hunt of the West Virginia State Police was contacted by Calhoun 911 of a domestic situation on Pink Road, where a woman had been struck by her boyfriend. Three Officers arrived on scene, Cpl. Jeff Hunt, TFC S.A. McDonald and TFC E.C. Greathouse. Upon their arrival the victim showed Read More…
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, economic, and emotional/psychological abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence varies dramatically.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN WEST Read More…
The Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) located in Grantsville, WV is a local program established in 1996 as a pilot program for the State of West Virginia, now in the 28th year of helping victims of domestic violence in Calhoun County. Local Director, Lori Fleagle is a full time advocate addressing the needs of victims Read More…
