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BUCKHANNON An Upshur County grand jury indicted a total of 28 individuals this week, including a Virginia man who allegedly gave police a false name when accused of shooting another man in the leg.
Lavar Anthony ONeal, 39, of Newport News, Virginia, originally gave the name of Marvin Sills to Upshur County Sheriff’s deputies and was arraigned and booked into jail under that name, according to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s office. ONeal forged Sills name to the Upshur County Magistrate Court documents and uttered them to be his own.
ONeal was originally arrested for allegedly shooting Zachary Crawford in the leg and foot in December.
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BUCKHANNON The man who was arrested for allegedly shooting another man in Buckhannon last week is facing two more felonies after it was discovered he gave police a false identity.
Lavar Anthony ONeal, 39, of Newport News, Virginia, originally gave the name of Marvin Sills to Upshur County Sheriff’s deputies and was arraigned and booked into jail under that name, according to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s office. ONeal forged Sills name to the Upshur County Magistrate Court documents and uttered them to be his own.
Sgt. Rodney Rolenson received confirmation from the FBI Fingerprint Division and West Virginia State Police that ONeal was not Sills.
BUCKHANNON A Virginia man was arrested for allegedly shooting another man in Buckhannon last week.
On Dec. 15, Marvin Sills, 37, of Newport News, Virginia, allegedly discharged a firearm, shooting Zachary Crawford in the leg and foot, according to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s office.
Sills then fled on foot from Wabash Avenue after Sgt. Dewaine Linger with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department identified himself as a police officer when he arrived on scene.
Linger arrested Sills for malicious wounding, a felony, and fleeing from an officer, a misdemeanor.
Magistrate Kay Hurst set bond at $75,000 cash only for the malicious wounding charge and $2,500 personal recognizance for the fleeing from an officer charge.
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