A jury was selected during the early morning and calling of witnesses for the prosecution and the defense was in progress during the day. Chief Judge Michael Thornsbury is presiding.
Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney C. Michael Sparks and Assistant Prosecutor Glen Rutlededge represented the state of West Virginia. Attorney Kathy C. Sturgell is counsel for the defendant.
Warren was indicted by the January 2009 Grand Jury on three counts of delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance (Cocaine) and one count of possession of that drug with intent to deliver. His trial concerns all four charges. Lt. J.D. Ferris of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department was the principal investigating officer in the case.
All evidence in the case was in by 6 p.m., and the jury has been deliberating since. The judge's office reported at 9:45 p.m., that the jury was expected to return a verdict shortly.
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