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Recent News About West Virginia State Police
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Huntington police again accused of civil rights violations
HUNTINGTON – Another Huntington resident is accusing the City of civil rights violations after a police officer allegedly used excessive force in arresting him. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Oct. 29 -
Man says state police troopers beat him
CHARLESTON – A Smithers man is suing the West Virginia State Police after he claims he was beaten by a state trooper for no reason. -
Additional claims of sexual misconduct leveled against Totten in second civil rights suit
MARLINTON – In addition to those leveled by Teressa Schoolcraft, Bradley C. Totten will soon have to answer allegations he used his position as a deputy sheriff to exert undue influence over a woman into sex. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Oct. 22 -
Settlement reached in Summers man's civil rights suit
McCrae BECKLEY – Three months after it was filed, a settlement has been reached in a Summers County man's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully detained, and subjected to racial taunts by a state trooper. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
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Clifford sues State Police for release of client interviews
Clifford CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney wants a judge to compel the State Police to release information regarding how troopers interviewed two of his clients. -
Woman sues state jail authority for brother's death
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority after she claims they are responsible for her brother's death. -
State Police sue to collect unpaid bill from Wood promoter
PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police allege a Wood County motocross promoter stiffed them on paying for security they provided at one of his events. -
Jackson aluminum plant seeks court intervention in labor dispute
Union members picket outside Constellium's facility in Ravenswood. (Courtesy photo) RIPLEY – Following alleged acts of violence and intimidation by striking workers, management at a Jackson County aluminum plant want restrictions placed on picketing until the dispute is settled. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
June 18 -
Logan man says police brutalized him
CHARLESTON – Eighteen months after it successfully nabbed a murder suspect, a police dragnet in Logan County has turned up a lawsuit. -
Man says State Police used excessive force, made unlawful arrest
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County man alleges he was victimized in a road rage incident by two people whose duty it is to guard against it. -
Roane Co. man files FOIA suit to get answers to daughter's death, disappearance
Christian Starcher CHARLESTON –A Roane County man whose teenage daughter went missing for seven years before her body was finally discovered near the Wirt/Roane county line is seeking answers as to why her disappearance, and death remain unsolved. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
June 18 -
McGraw files suits against 'pill mill' distributors
McGraw CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office on Tuesday filed lawsuits seeking to crack down on prescription drug distributors who he says are behind a "major scourge" in West Virginia.
