Local briefs

Judge sentences man

for drug possession

A federal judge sentenced a Raleigh County man was sentenced to 18months in prison for having 6 pounds of marijuana.

Richard D. Fagon, age unavailable, was sentenced Monday by U.S.District Judge Thomas Johnston, who included an order that he undergothree years of supervised release when out of prison.

Fagon pleaded guilty to making a December 2005 deal to sell aconfidential informant the marijuana.

He was arrested in a restaurant parking lot after a police dogsmelled the pot in his vehicle.

Johnston sentenced another Raleigh County man, Roger Moore ofBeckley, to one year in prison and one year of supervised release forthe 2003 sale of marijuana. Prosecutors had agreed to dismiss twoother drug distribution charges and a gun charge in exchange for theguilty plea.

In other federal court action, Rodney Clark of Mason Countypleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaineon Dec. 28 in Point Pleasant.

Clark will be sentenced later by U.S. District Judge RobertChambers in Huntington.

Police identify man killed

in East Bank wreck

The Kanawha County Sheriff's department identified the man killedin a crash on W.Va. 61 near East Bank.

John Lawrence Seacrist, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene ofthe 7 a.m. Monday crash, according to a Kanawha County Sheriff'sDepartment press release.

Deputies believe Seacrist's truck left the roadway along W.Va. 61near East Bank just before the crash. He steered the vehicle backonto the road but was out of control and ended up in front of aFreightliner driven by 52-year-old Denver Floyd Jarrett. Seacrist'svehicle was struck on the passenger side.

Jarrett received minor injuries and was taken to CAMC GeneralHospital, according to the release. Deputies are still investigating.

City woman arrested in

stepdaughter's stabbing

Police arrested a Charleston woman in the stabbing of herstepdaughter.

Michele Lee Cummings, 35, of apartment B at 1421 Second Ave., wascharged Monday with malicious wounding and jailed on a $10,000 bondby Magistrate Julie Yeager.

The incident occurred at Cummings' residence, Charleston PatrolmanS.P. Patrick wrote in the criminal complaint. Patrick wrote thatwitnesses and the victim, Shellie Cummings, gave statements sayingMichele Lee Cummings stabbed her stepdaughter with an unknown objectin the upper right leg.

Crash victim identified

as woman from Marmet

Charleston police have identified a woman killed in a fiery crashin South Hills.

Bernice Ann "Bunny" Russell, 44, of Marmet, was killed in the11:15 a.m. Saturday crash in the 200 block of Hickory Road, saidCharleston Police Sgt. Bill Winkler.

Russell apparently lost control of her vehicle and struck autility pole, which fell on top of her vehicle. She was pronounceddead at the scene.

Single-car accident

slows traffic on Corridor G

A single-car wreck backed up traffic on Corridor G early today.

The wreck happened near the Emerald Road traffic signal onCorridor G, according to Metro 911. The vehicle rolled over, butthere were no injuries reported.