This weekend, police in West Virginia reportedly arrested two men involved in child trafficking and solicitation. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said a multi-agency investigation into child trafficking and soliciting minors resulted in Mark Armstead and Jonathan Vazquez-Gonzales’ arrests. Armstead, 59, was allegedly caught meeting a 13-year-old boy for sex. Vazquez-Gonzales’ was taken into custody …
A two day search for a woman who reportedly fell into the New River Gorge in West Virginia ended on Tuesday with the arrest of the woman and her husband on a variety of charges, including conspiracy, fraudulent schemes, and obstructing an officer, The Beckley Register-Herald reported. Julie Wheeler, 44, and Rodney Wheeler, 47, faked …
A West Virginia woman who filmed herself sexually abusing a young girl was sentenced Wednesday to up to 155 years in prison. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that Elizabeth Haway, 43, will have to complete 45 years of her sentence before she’s eligible for parole. Mercer County Detective-Sergeant Steve Sommers said the victim was 5 …
Officials were reportedly alerted to a West Virginia boy weeks before his aunt, uncle, and grandmother murdered him. Keaton Boggs’ grandmother, Michelle Boggs, 48, along with her daughter and son-in-law, Chasity and Peter Wodzinski, 29 and 32, are charged with his murder. Two people close to the family told The Sun that calls were made …
A fourth person has been charged with being an accessory to the kidnapping and murder of a man whose burning body was at the end of a trail of blood in rural West Virginia. Maryland State Police arrested Emily R. Day, 27, on Friday, and she is being held in Maryland pending an extradition hearing, …
On Thursday, a West Virginia judge denied bail for a woman who’s accused of killing her grandson last month. According to West Virginia News, Harrison Assistant Prosecutor Gina Snuffer said Keaton Boggs, 5, had injuries in various stages of healing when he was driven to the hospital. Among his injuries was a one-and-a-half-inch laceration on …
The aunt of a West Virginia boy who died days after being admitted to the hospital with suspicious injuries reportedly claimed the child fell down the steps shortly before his death. The Irish Sun reported that images taken weeks before Keaton Boggs’ March 20 death showed him covered in bruises. His aunt, Chasity Wodzinski, 29, …
The parents of two children found dead in West Virginia on Saturday were themselves found dead the following day, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported. In a Facebook post, the West Virginia State Police said only that Keven Anderson, 40, and Helen Rattamasribounreuang, 30, had been located, but the Daily Telegraph said they were told by …
Three people in West Virginia were arrested on murder charges Friday after a 5-year-old boy reportedly died at a hospital on March 20 with suspicious injuries. According to WBOY, West Virginia State Police said hospital employees asked them to investigate after a boy was admitted with brain bleeding, various bruises, and a one-and-a-half-inch laceration on …
Authorities in West Virginia are searching for a woman who was reported missing on Monday. WSAZ reported that Mary Cathleen Haley-Scott, 32, was last seen last week driving in the Raleigh County area in a blue 2020 Kia passenger car with temporary Virginia registration reading URV3345. Hayley-Scott’s estranged husband, William Scott, was reportedly arrested on …
Authorities in West Virginia issued an AMBER Alert Monday for a 4-year-old girl who they said is in “extreme danger” and was likely abducted by her biological father. According to WYFF, the Alert stated that Gracelynn June Scritchfield was last seen in Fairmont on July 6 and was believed to have been abducted by her …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say say they were able to catch a wanted woman after she engaged in a social media conversation about her status with police. Reports indicate it started with 23-year-old Chloe Jones’ Facebook post aimed at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in response to her addition to its 10 most-wanted list. Facing charges …
