All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Police say Buckhannon man used father’s account to cash app money to acquaintance

Jonathan Reed, 21, was arrested for allegedly using his father’s bank account without permission to send $100 via cash app to an acquaintance, resulting in a $10,000 bail and possible felony charges.

A Buckhannon man was arrested for allegedly using his father’s bank account to send money. Jonathan Reed, 21, of Buckhannon, was arrested for fraudulent use of an access device. According to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s […]

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