Preston

Preston winner claims $100K lottery prize

LEDYARD, CT — A Connecticut Lottery player from Preston won $100,000 after purchasing a $4,000,000 Fortune scratch-off ticket at Bears Place Package Store in Ledyard. The prize was claimed on March 20,…
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Woman Arrested on Multiple Warrants in Preston

PRESTON, MD – On Tuesday, at approximately 9 am, officers from the CPD responded to a call for service and located Sarah Elizabeth Lochary, a 22-year-old resident of Preston. Lochary had multiple…
September 2, 2023

Preston County man indicted on firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ricky R. Johnson, of Masontown, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Johnson, 41, was indicted today on one count…
November 2, 2022

Preston County man guilty of sex offender charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Bradley Upole, Jr., of Terra Alta, West Virginia, has admitted to a sex offender charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Upole, 27, pleaded guilty today to…
October 4, 2022

Preston County residents sentenced for wire fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Preston County residents were sentenced today for their roles in an insurance fraud scheme, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Cynthia Miller, of Newburg, West Virginia, and Dustin…
June 13, 2022

Preston County man sentenced for firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Joseph Lee Shrout, of Independence, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Shrout, 30, pleaded…
April 4, 2022

Preston County man admits to wire fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Markitta Miller, of Reedsville, West Virginia, has admitted to wire fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Miller, 28, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…
January 29, 2022

Preston County woman admits to wire fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cynthia Miller, of Newburg, West Virginia, has admitted to wire fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Miller, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…
January 19, 2022

Preston County woman admits to drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Angela Dawn Yuchek, of Tunnelton, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Yuchek, 32, pleaded guilty today to one…
October 12, 2021