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Murder trial set May 4 in killing of West Virginia trooper
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Matewan man accused in the 2023 killing of a West Virginia State Police sergeant is scheduled to stand trial May 4 in Mingo County Circuit Court after a case marked by delays, a failed venue-change effort and a mistrial last year. Timothy Kennedy Jr., 32, has
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Mistrial halts murder case after juror misconduct
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Judge Joshua Butcher declared a mistrial in the murder case of Timothy Kennedy after determining that a juror committed misconduct. Kennedy faces charges in the June 2023 killing of West Virginia State Trooper Cory Maynard. Jury selection began Monday, Dec. 1, but after three and a half days of
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Body-camera footage to be allowed in Mingo murder trial
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The trial of Timothy Kennedy, accused of murdering West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard, is scheduled for December. On Friday, special Judge Joshua Butcher ruled that a jury would get to see the body-camera footage which allegedly shows Kennedy shooting and attacking Sgt. Maynard. Also, during
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Accused killer of West Virginia Trooper gets new trial date
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — There’s a new trial date in the case of a Mingo County man charged in the June 2023 shooting death of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Timothy Kennedy, 31, was scheduled to appear in Mingo County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a motions hearing ahead of his
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Trial date set for accused murderer; lawyer requests change of venue
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man facing murder charges in the shooting death of a West Virginia State Police trooper is requesting his trial be moved out of Mingo County. Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Matewan, pleaded not guilty during a formal arraignment Friday in Mingo County Circuit Court. Judge Joshua Butcher
