Upshur man arrested for intimidation of a witness

BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man was arrested after making over 100 calls from jail to a person under a protective order and allegedly trying to convince the person not to testify. Patrick Stafford, 41, of Buckhannon, was arrested for 139 counts of violation of a protection order, a misdemeanor, and intimidation of a witness,…

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