CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A drug trafficking and money laundering network operating from Detroit, Michigan, to Morgantown, West Virginia, has been dismantled following a coordinated multi-state investigation, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced today. “When agencies come together to take poison off the streets, communities are…
5/1 James L. Norton, New Cumberland – Possession of Meth. 5/1 Michaeal T. Strupe, Satsuma, Fla. – Possession of Marijuana/Obstructing x2 5/5 Lacie L. Haynes, New Cumberland – Domestic Assault 5/18 Jeffrey D. Powers, II, Newell – Possession x3/ Prohibited person possession of a firearm…
ARRESTS: Sarah Jacobs, No Fixed Address- Possession of Controlled Substance and Petit Larceny. CITATIONS: Bert Barker, South Point, OH- Speeding. Michael McDonald, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Edmund Halstead, Salineville, OH- Speeding. Christine Lamb, New Cumberland, WV- Expired Registration. Rachael Pritchard, Chester, WV- Expired Registration. Audrey…
Connor Crow Murder Case Among Them State of West Virginia,Plaintiff Below, Respondent v.) No. 24-164 (Hancock County CC-15-2022-F-87) Connor Crowe,Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Connor Crowe appeals his sentence as set forth in the Circuit Court of Hancock County’s February 15, 2024, sentencing order,…
Hancock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces that the April 2026 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the following indictments.
ARRESTS: Scott Ingram, No Address Given- Failure to Appear: Joyriding. CITATIONS: Isaiah Smith, Irondale, OH- Possession of a controlled substance. Gina Deem, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Laura McCarthy, New Albany, OH- Speeding. Aaron Cunningham, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Daniel Higgins, East Liverpool, OH- Speeding. Stephen…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, WV Tax Division, Hancock/Brooke/Weirton Drug Task Force and the Weirton Police Dept. performed a two-day operation in Hancock County, WV business. This included compliance checks, underage and undercover purchases of hemp…
On 03/30/2026 the Hancock County Sheriffs Office conducted a search warrant at 60 Doberman Drive, Chester, WV 26047. The search warrant stems from a joint investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police where Industrial Development Advantage LLC (Former First Energy) reported multiple thefts of copper wire…
ARRESTS David Robinson, Newell, WV- Driving While License Revoked 2nd Offense and Improper Registration. Johnathan Montgomery, New Cumberland, WV- Fleeing from an Officer. Diana Parsons, Beaver, PA- DUI. Timothy Ward, Chester, WV- Domestic Battery. CITATIONS: Jacob Cameron, New Cumberland, WV- Underage Consumption. Dante Wells, Chester, WV-…