West Virginia State Police
Recent News About West Virginia State Police
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Morrisey wants legislation to help fight opioid problem
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has unveiled proposed legislation to increase police efforts and strengthen prescribing guidelines in the fight against opioid abuse. -
AG's office wins judgment in contractor fraud case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced a circuit court awarded the state judgment against a contractor and his businesses, moments after the defendant entered a guilty plea in a related criminal case. -
Putnam County attorney facing federal child pornography charge
HUNTINGTON – A Putnam County attorney is facing a federal child pornography charge and is currently incarcerated in Kentucky. -
Man sues West Virginia State Police for negligence
CHARLESTON – A man is suing the West Virginia State Police after he claims it was negligent and caused him injuries and damages. -
Supreme Court says former lab director’s free speech wasn’t violated
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued a memorandum decision last week ruling that the former director of the West Virginia State Police forensic laboratory’s free speech was not violated three years ago. -
Deputy alleges disability was not accommodated by Mingo Co. Commission
WILLIAMSON – A Mingo County man alleges that his disability was not accommodated and that he was wrongfully terminated from his position as a deputy sheriff. -
Man alleges West Virginia State Police officers violated his constitutional rights
BECKLEY – A Panther resident alleges that state police officers used excessive force during a traffic stop in McDowell County. -
Partnership nets ninth drug trafficking conviction
WHEELING – A Wheeling man pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to trafficking cocaine in the state’s Northern Panhandle, making it the ninth conviction credited to a partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Acting U.S. Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen. -
AG, State Police team to expedite drug offender prosecution
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General's office and the West Virginia State Police announced a $1 million contribution to accelerate the prosecution of drug offenders by providing much needed resources to reduce the state Forensic Laboratory’s backlog of drug identification tests. -
Man sues Kanawha County, others for wrongful conviction for 1990 Zain case
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Kanawha County, as well as county officials and agencies, after he claims he was wrongfully convicted. -
State Supreme Court will hear appeal in 30-year-old case
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has agreed to hear arguments regarding a 1987 murder conviction overturned by Cabell Circuit Judge Alfred E. Ferguson. -
Jenkins, Manchin attack Cardinal for including Lily's Place in opioid motion
WASHINGTON – Two members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation are criticizing Cardinal Health’s inclusion of a Huntington neonatal clinic as helping create the opioid abuse problem. -
Drug wholesaler cites rehab clinics, pharmacies for possible fault for opioid crisis
HUNTINGTON – Cardinal Health has filed a notice regarding potential non-party fault in Huntington’s lawsuit against it and other drug wholesalers alleging they caused the opioid epidemic. -
ACLU-WV sues state police for unethical behavior
WHEELING – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against a West Virginia State Police trooper it alleges committed unethical behavior and unlawful treatment of an individual. -
Former deputy sues Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department for discrimination
BECKLEY – A former deputy is suing the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department after he claims he was discriminated against because of his race. -
Supreme Court orders public reprimand for Mark Plants
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has recommended a public reprimand for former Kanawha prosecuting attorney Mark Plants in proceedings before the Lawyer Disciplinary Board. -
Family of teen killed by state trooper to receive $700k
CHARLESTON – The attorneys for the family of Timothy Hill have disclosed that a settlement was approved by a judge in a lawsuit they filed against the West Virginia State Police for the death of their teenage son. -
AG, law enforcement urge Legislature to fund State Police crime lab
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has joined more than 40 law enforcement professionals in urging the state Legislature to adequately fund the West Virginia State Police Crime Laboratory. -
Logan Co. parents say son was sexually abused by fellow student
LOGAN – The parents of a student at West Chapmanville Elementary School are suing the Logan County Board of Education after they claim their son was sexually abused by another student. -
Proposed settlement reached in suit against State Police
CHARLESTON –A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the West Virginia State Police after a teenager was shot and killed by a trooper in 2014.