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Sharnjett Amar, 23, of Martinsburg, pled guilty in United States District Court to one count of knowingly using an individual under the age of 18 to distribute crack cocaine. Singh, who is in custody pending sentencing, faces a maximum exposure of one to 40 years’ imprisonment and a fine of $2 million.
Continue reading …A 30-year old Hagerstown resident entered a plea of guilty on March 22 in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg. Robert John Summerville III, 30 , of Hagerstown pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg to one count of possession of a firearm in Jefferson County, after previously being convicted of a crime punishable by [...]
Continue reading …Four individuals were named in indictments returned on March 21, 2012 by a federal grand jury in Martinsburg. Ronald G. Kisner II, 26, of Harpers Ferry, was named in a one-count indictment charging him with abusive sexual contact at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. If convicted, Kisner faces a maximum two years’ imprisonment and [...]
Continue reading …SHEPHERDSTOWN — A 19-year old man was injured during a brawl early this morning at an eatery in Shepherdstown, according to a press release from the Shepherdstown Police Department. Terrell Leonard, 19, of Natrona, Pa., was taken to Jefferson Memorial Hospital after being stabbed in his upper left arm inside Tony’s Pizza at 126 E. [...]
Continue reading …MARLA PISCIOTTA Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN — A Harpers Ferry man has been arrested in connection to the theft of copper materials that caused extensive damage to the roof of South Jefferson Elementary School. Gary Heflin, Jr., of 34 Spring Court, was arrested without incident at his home on Saturday by Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy [...]
Continue reading …BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Gina Marie Groh to a seat on the West Virginia Northern District Court in a 95-2 vote today, ending a six year vacancy on the bench. Groh had been nominated for the seat by President Barack Obama in May, 2011, and was unanimously recommended for confirmation [...]
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ROBERT SNYDER Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN — A Jefferson County Circuit Court today dissolved an emergency injunction it leveled late last week against the developer that wants to build a retail drug store in downtown Charles Town. Judge David H. Sanders ruled that petitioners Betsy Wells and Donald Rohel had no special standing as residents [...]
Continue reading …PRESS RELEASE (Charles Town, WV) – Horse Sharp Beauty broke down on the far turn in Wednesday’s 8th race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, triggering a 7 horse spill that left Miss Fifty as the lone finisher in the 8 horse allowance race. According to Charles Town Chief Steward Danny Wright, only one [...]
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BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – A local volunteer coalition is seeking $15,000 in county funding for water monitoring on Blue Ridge streams and on the Shenandoah River. They hope the hard data produced by the monitoring program will allow for a real assessment of the area’s impact on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The [...]
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