Parolee hits school bus

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A South Charleston man was arrested Thursday after allegedly fleeing from police and colliding with a school bus in his vehicle.


Bernie Joe Mallory II, 28, was driving near Kanawha State Forest at about 5:30 p.m. when he tried to pass a school bus that had stopped and extended its onboard stop sign, said Sgt. L.G. O'Bryan of the State Police detachment in South Charleston.


Mallory, who was on parole, told troopers he became spooked after spotting a police cruiser. O'Bryan said Mallory hit the school bus, tearing off the stop sign.


Mallory fled, but was discovered on an access road in Kanawha State Forest about an hour later. During his arrest, Mallory became belligerent, scuffled with troopers and kicked out the window of the police cruiser, O'Bryan said. He said Mallory had apparently been drinking, and had two children in the car with him.


Mallory was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, child endangerment, obstructing an officer, resisting arrest, assault on a police officer and battery. His girlfriend, 30-year-old Sarah Hall, was charged with obstructing an officer and battery on a police officer.


Mallory and Hall were in the South Central Regional Jail on Friday. Bond was set at $5,000 for Hall and $10,000 for Mallory.

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Drunk driver runs from police

A suspect is in Charleston Police custody after leading police on a chase.

The chase started just before 10 this morning when the driver a stolen vehicle, Ezra Lambert, headed down I-64 West out of Charleston.

South Charleston Police LT. Hugh Leishman tried to block Lambert on MacCorkle Avenue, but even that didn't work. Leishman says the suspect rammed into his cruiser before continuing on.

A Charleston Officer put out spikes in an attempt to flatten Lambert's tires.

The chase came to an end just past Kanawha Turnpike.

Lambert was taken into custody.

Police tell Eyewitness News Lambert was drunk and on parole. Now, he is facing charges of fleeing DUI causing injury.

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3rd offense DUI sentenced

Charles A. Channel came before the Taylor County Circuit Court for sentencing on charges of third offense driving under the influence, (DUI) and third offense driving with a revoked license for DUI. According to Channel’s attorney, Mary Nelson, he completed an in-patient program in 2009 and continues to attend AA meetings.

“This is his seventh DUI conviction, he has been on home confinement, and he continues to drink,” state Taylor County Prosecuting Attorney John L. Bord “The State’s biggest concern is the safety of the public. I don’t think there is a program to help him right now.”

“In January of 2009, you were driving with an alcohol blood level of .275, which was three and a half times the legal limit,” stated Taylor County Circuit Court Judge Alan D. Moats. “And, you were driving with no license. However, the first obligation is public safety. With three offenses, it is only safe to lock you up.”

Channel was sentenced to one to three years in the West Virginia State Penitentiary for third offense DUI, and one to three years for third offense driving while license revoked for DUI with both sentences to run consecutively.

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Father drives drunk with child in car

WHEELING -- A local father is taken to jail Saturday afternoon after allegedly driving drunk and carrying drugs all with an infant in the car.

Police reports say Gerald Francis Simpson, 34, was picked up this afternoon driving drunk with his 1-year-old child in the car.


According to police, Simpson was also carrying marijuana and his license had already been suspended for DUI.


Simpson is charged with DUI, driving while suspended from a DUI, and possession of marijuana. He is in the Northern Regional Jail on $3,000 bond.

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Man arrested after police pursuit

CHARLESTON, W.Va.- A man suspected of firing shots in a Charleston neighborhood Sunday morning is behind bars.

Charleston Police charged Rashawn Beatty with fleeing and driving drunk.

At about 3:00 a.m. Sunday, police were responding to a call about shots being fired in the 900 block of Central Avenue. That's when police say they found Beatty in a car and he lead them on a chase down Patrick Street.

Police say Beatty drove the wrong way and hit two parked cars on Kemp Avenue. He then got back on Patrick Street and hit a Charleston Police car. The officer was not injured.

Beatty took off into the woods, but a K-9 officer found him hiding in the bushes.

Beatty has been charged with fleeing while DUI. He is in the South Central Regional jail.

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Drunk driver flees from police,faces charges

CHESTER -- A Hancock County man is facing a slew of charges after he allegedly fled from Chester police Sunday morning.
Charles Moore, 34, is charged with DUI, fleeing while DUI, wreckless driving, obstructing, battery, and assault on an officer.


Chester Police picked up Moore Sunday morning after they attempted to pull him over and he ran from police.


He is in the Northern Regional Jail on $31,400 bond.

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