West Virginia

Mom lies about alleged kidnapper trying to snatch 5-year-old in Old Navy store, leading to innocent man’s arrest: Officials

 Mom lies about alleged kidnapper trying to snatch 5-year-old in Old Navy store, leading to innocent man’s arrest: Officials
Fraud

A West Virginia woman has been criminally charged days after allegedly admitting that she manufactured the story about her 5-year-old daughter’s attempted abduction at a mall—a fabrication which resulted in the arrest of a male shopper. According to WSAZ, Santana Adams, 24, has been charged with falsely reporting an emergency incident in connection with Monday’s incident …

Special ed. teacher who fatally stabbed classmate in heart at age 12 is now accused of abusing students
Child Abuse
October 12, 2018

Special ed. teacher who fatally stabbed classmate in heart at age 12 is now accused of abusing students

A West Virginia special education teacher who stabbed a classmate to death in 1972 is now facing child abuse charges for allegedly abusing at least two elementary school students. Per the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Marlene Sexton Robinson, 58, was indicted this week on three felony counts of child abuse for three incidents that occurred at Bluewell Elementary …

Convicted sex offender allegedly caught on camera stalking female college student
Sex Offenders
September 17, 2018

Convicted sex offender allegedly caught on camera stalking female college student

A convicted sex offender from Ohio who has been charged twice with stalking was recently arrested in West Virginia for allegedly following a female student on Marshall University campus. According to WSAZ, police said this isn’t the first time they’ve encountered Michael Hankins, 40, after following women around campus. Surveillance cameras reportedly caught the 40-year-old stalking a …

Parent’s nightmare comes true: Hospital gives family the wrong baby
Bad Doctors
June 19, 2018

Parent’s nightmare comes true: Hospital gives family the wrong baby

A West Virginia family has accused a local hospital of giving them the wrong newborn baby for two hours last week. According to the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Crystal and Arnold “Junior” Perry had given birth to a boy, named Dawson, at Logan Regional Medical Center on June 12. Grandmother Barbara Colegrove claimed Arnold went to the nursery Thursday to …

Woman decapitates boyfriend, then asks cops to ‘let me get my heads’: Report
Murder
April 9, 2018

Woman decapitates boyfriend, then asks cops to ‘let me get my heads’: Report

On Monday, a judge ordered a mental evaluation for a West Virginia woman accused of beheading her boyfriend. West Virginia MetroNews reports that the body of Bo Allen White, 29, was found inside his Lerona home on April 1. The newspaper noted that a gag order had been put in place which prevented media from reporting …

Man beats pregnant girlfriend with baseball bat, injects her with meth: Report
Domestic Abuse
December 27, 2017

Man beats pregnant girlfriend with baseball bat, injects her with meth: Report

A Charleston, West Virginia, man is accused of hitting his pregnant girlfriend with a baseball bat and injecting her with methamphetamine against her will. According to the Charleston Gazette-Mail, the victim –who is 37-weeks pregnant–accused Kyle Wilson Stowers, 21, of striking her multiple times in the head, face, and torso and using a wooden baseball bat …

Police: Woman left great-grandson to die in hot car
Child Abuse
May 11, 2017

Police: Woman left great-grandson to die in hot car

A West Virginia woman is accused of killing her 19-month-old great-grandchild last month after she left him in a hot car for several hours. Police said  Carolyn Davis, 67, left the baby in the vehicle from 7:30 am 2:30 pm on April 5 while she watched the boy’s 4-year-old sibling. Authorities claimed the car’s windows were closed and …

Police: Woman charged with murder, set two sons’ beds on fire
Murder
March 10, 2017

Police: Woman charged with murder, set two sons’ beds on fire

A West Virginia woman has been jailed on murder charges for allegedly starting fires that killed her two young sons. Molly Jo Delgado, 29, was arrested on March 8 following a six-week investigation into the January 24 fire at her family’s Martinsburg home, according to a media release from the West Virginia State Fire Marshals …