O-R Weekend Recap: 5 things you need to know for Monday
Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting Thursday afternoon in Mt. Morris.
Jamaal Greene, front, and Tavian Hooper are escorted into the Washington County Courthouse by sheriff’s deputies Thursday.
Time is running short for the current batch of 17-year cicadas.
It’s been an interesting weekend in Southwestern Pennsylvania and we’ve shared a lot of stories here at the Observer-Reporter the last few days. In case you might have missed anything during your weekend activities, we have a quick recap of the five most read articles from the weekend.
A West Virginia man who witnesses said was beating on cars and threatening drivers was shot and killed Thursday afternoon.
According to Trooper William C. Brown, the victim, Dustin Lee Miller, 33, was traveling to West Virginia with his mother for a mental health evaluation. He became irate, parked the vehicle and exited. Miller then jumped in front of a passing vehicle and began damaging it.
The driver, Cam Ray Lemley, exited his vehicle with a revolver and an argument ensued, which led to Miller’s death. The police report ruled the incident a homicide, but said it appears justifiable.
Read the whole story from O-R reporters Bob Niedbala and Mike Jones.
A preliminary hearing for two Washington men charged in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Alexis Barnett was scheduled for Thursday, but it was delayed until July 1 after a witness would not testify.
Tavian Hooper, 18, and Jamaal Greene, 18, who are being held in Washington County jail without bond, joked quietly before the proceeding began.
Additional security was in the courtroom, which was full of mourners for Barnett and friends and family of at least one of the defendants.
Read the whole story from O-R reporter Gideon Bradshaw.
A West Virginia woman was charged Wednesday with endangering the welfare of a 3-year-old Waynesburg boy. Police said they found the boy living in deplorable conditions and he had a second-degree burn on his chest in December.
Police said that a neighbor contacted them to do a welfare check on the trailer where the child’s aunt, Roberta J. Lightcap, 27, of Rivesville, W.Va., lived. Other people were living at the trailer, but Waynesburg police Chief Rob Toth said Lightcap was in charge of caring for the child. Toth also said Lightcap initially told him there was no child living in the trailer, but eventually brought the child out from the back of the residence.
Read the whole story from O-R reporter Katie Anderson.
When Kami Meyer was an infant, her parents thought she was a fussy baby, but sharp mood swings and meltdowns became more frequent and violent as she grew older. A visit to the family’s pediatrician began a two-year journey that ended with a clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
You can learn more about Kami and her family in the latest installment of our Mental Health Matters series that focuses on mental health issues in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Read the whole story from O-R reporter Karen Mansfield.
Did things sound a little bit quieter this weekend? The loud mating call of cicadas has been waning as the insects have been reaching the end of their 17-year life cycle.
Also, Kelly Hougland, a doctorate candidate at University of Missouri-Columbia, has reached the end of his research on the brood V cicadas and left the area.
Read the whole store from O-R reporter David Singer.
Now we have you all caught up with everything that’s been going on in the area over the weekend. Keep visiting observer-reporter.com to get all of the latest news!