| TEENS ARRESTED IN KANAWHA AFTER ASSAULTING ELDERLY WOMAN - Two teenagers have been charged in Kanawha County in connection with the beating of an elderly woman, in what authorities described as a home invasion.
The Kanawha County Sheriff says Joseph Gibson, 18, and Shane Peck, 19, of Sissonville have been arrested.
They have been charged with armed robbery, assault, burglary and kidnapping, after breaking into the residence of Geraldine Gibson, 79, in Big Chimney.
The teens tied her up, beat her and robbed her.
While Peck was in an earlier hearing on a different charge, police say he stood up, announced he was a menace to society, and ran out of the courtroom.
UPSHUR STUDENT BRINGS GUN TO SCHOOL - An Upshur County high school student is facing charges after he reportedly brought a gun to Buckhannon-Upshur High School.
He has been suspended and could be facing charges.
The student has since been released to the parents.
CHARLESTON SHOOTING - A shooting in downtown Charleston that spanned several city blocks eventually sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
The incident started at the Sky Lounge on Kanawha Blvd. where they were having drinks about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Daniel James, 21, of South Charleston and Dante Tuff, 44, of Columbus OH told police they were driving down Kanawha Blvd. when their vehicle received gunshots.
The men told police a car pulled up and started shooting, then took off.
Both then walked on foot to nearby CAMC Women and Children's Hospital, one was grazed by a shot and the other wounded in the torso.
Police said the men were uncooperative, with officers saying they found shell casings up and down Kanawha Boulevard.
The Kanawha Blvd. was closed down for several hours as investigators collected evidence.
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