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Sentencing is scheduled in Gilmer County on April 12th for former Glenville police
officer Michael Kendall.
The officer was convicted Monday by a Webster County jury on felony burglary
charges and misdemeanor brandishing a weapon.
The case had been moved to Webster because his attorney felt he could not get
a fair trial in Gilmer County.
Kendall was accused of ramming and firing a shot into a pickup truck driven by
20-year-old Kevin Tingler during a high speed pursuit last March.
Police said that after the Glenville officer lost Tingler in the chase, he drove
several miles which took him through another county and entered the residence
of Tingler's father and mother. He then drew his gun on three occupants. Tingler
was not present.
Tingler's mother told the Herald she had never expected to experience anything
like it in her lifetime.
Jurors found Kendall innocent of an attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter, a
felony, and destruction of property, a misdemeanor, among other charges.
Kendall had previously served as a police officer in Clarksburg, where he
resigned in October 2002 amid dismissal proceedings.
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