Updated Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
A third West Virginian has been charged and arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Parkersburg City Councilman Eric Barber appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon in the Southern District of West Virginia for an initial hearing in the case and was released on bond.
According to court documents from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Barber was charged Wednesday with entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct and theft.
A federal complaint recounts Barber’s activities on Jan. 6, including making his way into the U.S. Capitol as Congress was certifying each state’s election results. The complaint also states that Barber stopped at a C-SPAN media station and stole a portable powerstation worth $52.
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Mar 1, 2021
PARKERSBURG – A woman has been charged with two counts of murder after her father and a man believed to be her fiance died Sunday after being shot.
Hillary Dennison, 27, of 1250 Sunshine Mountain Road, Williamstown, was arrested Sunday afternoon after Wood County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call claiming two individuals had been injured in an accident involving a nail gun at 1250 Sunshine Mountain Road, Williamstown, Sheriff Steve Stephens said.
Harold Dennison, 62, of that address, was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens said.
Beau Wasmer, 26, of 1282 Sunshine Mountain Road, Williamstown, was taken by ambulance to Marietta Memorial Hospital and succumbed to his injuries within about an hour, the sheriff said.