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Thomas Leon Clover, originally charged with Neglect of an Incapacitated Person Resulting in Injury, appeared with his attorney Daniel Minardi in the Calhoun County Circuit Court on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023. The case was slated for Jury trial but at the last minute Clover decided he would accept the plea agreement offered by the State Read More…
John Fisher had been placed on a “High Low” agreement through the Calhoun Circuit Court in 2022, allowing him to go through Drug Treatment Court for rehabilitation. Judge Anita Ashley said that Mr. Fisher had completed with flying colors and was now completely clean and sober. During this time of rehabilitation he also managed to Read More…
Loretta Kay Douglas appeared before Judge Anita Harold Ashley on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in the matter of the State of West Virginia 22F2/23F7, with her her Attorney Calvin Honaker. Miss Douglas waived her constitutional right to a preliminary hearing allowing the State to bring charges without an indictment for the charge of Conspiracy to Read More…
Calhoun Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries stated that the home of Joyce Bowie of Big Bend, WV, accused of Animal Cruelty in a Calhoun case “Looked like a staged production of a horror movie.” That was his impression when he traveled with a WV State Police Trooper to execute the search warrant on her home after Read More…
Two Grafton women are facing 128 counts of animal neglect and one count of neglect of an incapacitated adult after dogs and cats were found in a home where “urine and feces covered the floor,… Source: 2 Grafton women charged with 128 counts of animal neglect, neglect of an incapacitated adult The above news story Read More…
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…
Darrin Vaughan appeared before Judge Anita Harold Ashley in Calhoun Circuit Court for sentencing on his conviction of 2nd Degree Arson in relation to the July 8th, 2022, Bramblewood Village Fire. A pre-sentence investigation report had been provided by Alicia Lawson, Probation officer, and accepted by Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries and Defense Attorney, Daniel Minardi. Read More…
April Dawn Carpenter appeared on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 for entry of plea on the charge of Grand Larceny. A plea agreement was entered into with the defendant facing one to ten years in the penitentiary or regional jail for 1 year and a fine of $2,500.00. In return for her plea there would be Read More…
The Jury Trial of George Nicholas Parsons began Tuesday Morning, February 14th, 2023 in the Circuit Court room of Judge Anita Harold Ashley. Parsons’ attorney, David Richardson attempted, at the request of his client, to receive another continuance stating that Mr. Parsons had hired a private investigator that had failed to produce witnesses. The Judge Read More…
Judge Anita Harold Ashley had a second busy day in the Circuit Court of Calhoun with the following cases, in addition to the Greathouse sentencing (see separate story). Co-defendants Dylan and David Paul Little appeared with their attorneys David Richardson and Daniel Minardi with regards to the charge of Transferring Stolen Goods. Their case was Read More…
