Longtime Kanawha County commissioner Kent Carper resigns, will not be federally prosecuted wchstv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wchstv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An excessive force lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the City of Charleston, Charleston police detectives, and unnamed Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies and West Virginia State Police troopers. Jerome Pryor, 35, claims he was assaulted while being arrested in March 2022 and pleaded guilty to the felony of fleeing with reckless indifference and the misdemeanor of assault of a law officer.
In three separate subpoenas, the full Kanawha County Commission, Commissioner Lance Wheeler and Wheeler s assistant have been called to appear before a federal grand jury as part of an investigation
Kent Carper returned to his seat as Kanawha County Commission president Thursday night, following a well-publicized May incident at a Charleston roadside park and a health issue.
The top attorney at the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) says the group is investigating an open complaint against Kent Carper, Kanawha County Commission president.