Buckhannon man pleads guilty to third-degree sexual assault

Monica Zalaznik

September 22, 2021
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BUCKHANNNON – A Buckhannon man faces a potential sentence of several years in jail after pleading guilty to sexual assault in the third degree in Upshur County Circuit Court Wednesday. Minter W. Humphrey, 57, pleaded guilty via an information to the […]

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Buckhannon man pleads guilty to third-degree sexual assault

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Three delightful day-trips to experience fall in the hills of Upshur County

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Soccer ‘Cats and Wheeling battle to 1-1 draw

Lady ‘Cats blank Glenville State in MEC soccer action, 2-0

Volleyball Lady Bucs fall in four sets to Gilmer County

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