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Police: Man Arrested After Saying Officers Should be Killed

Authorities say an Elkview man has been arrested after posting a video on Facebook calling for police officers to be killed.Citing court records, media…

Authorities say an Elkview man has been arrested after posting a video on Facebook calling for police officers to be killed.

Citing court records, media outlets report that 26-year-old Matthew Lane Furby was taken into custody Monday and charged with making threats of terroristic acts.

Kanawha Sheriff’s Office deputies say they were alerted to a Facebook video appearing to show Furby saying “the only good cops out there are dead cops.”

Deputies say Furby is also accused of encouraging people to kill police in a post on the social media site.

The sheriff’s office says that Furby admitted to deputies that he made the video because he was angry with law enforcement officers.

Furby also faces an unrelated breaking and entering charge.

It isn’t clear if he has an attorney.

West Virginia Trooper Involved in Deadly Shooting

For the second time since Friday, a West Virginia State Police trooper has used deadly force against a suspect.

State police said Sunday that a trooper fatally shot a suspected drunken driver shortly after midnight.

Lt. Michael Baylous said the trooper was trying to pull the vehicle over, but it failed to stop. A chase ensued. The trooper pursued the vehicle and then approached it on foot. The vehicle then headed directly toward the trooper, and he fired.

The shooting in Ritchie County resulted in the death of Clarence Layfield Jr. A passenger in his vehicle was uninjured.

In Elkins on Friday, a 26-year-old man was fatally shot after troopers said he pointed a shotgun at them. The two troopers were assisting local officials serve a warrant.

Shooting by Officer in W.Va. Investigated

Law enforcement officials are investigating the shooting of a West Virginia man by a police officer.

Sgt. B. D. Humphreys of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says the early Wednesday shooting sent a 28-year-old South Charleston man to the hospital. He said Mickey Davis is in the intensive care unit.

Humphreys says in a news release the shooting occurred in Nitro after a police officer attempted to stop Davis, whose vehicle had only one operating headlight. He said Davis did not stop and a short chased followed.

Humphreys says Davis stopped but then attempted to hit the officer with his vehicle. He said the officer then fired several shots, striking the driver several times.

Humphrey said a passenger was not injured.

Nitro police asked the sheriff’s office to investigate.

False Burglar Alarms in Wheeling Will Result in Fines

Beginning next year, burglar alarm owners in Wheeling will face fines when their devices send police false alerts.

A new false alarm ordinance also requires residences and businesses with burglar alarms to register with the city.

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register reports that City Council approved the ordinance on Tuesday. The measure is to go into effect on January 1, 2016, but could be delayed.

Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said the city has to find a company that has the equipment to track false alarms for the police department.

Schwertfeger said the police department plans a campaign to educate the public about the ordinance.

Police Use Stun Gun on Suspect During Campus Disturbance

Police have arrested a man who officers say caused a disturbance on the Marshall University campus while possibly intoxicated.

WSAZ-TV of Huntington reports that students outside residence halls told police a young man approached them on Tuesday night, threatening to kill them. One student says the suspect bit his finger.

Campus police say the suspect ran after a fight broke out. He was subdued with a stun gun by university officers.

Campus police called for assistance from West Virginia State Police troopers.

Troopers say the suspect was taken to the hospital to determine whether the man had taken any drugs. The suspect’s name has not been released.

Town of Sophia Asks Judge to Dismiss Police Brutality Lawsuit

Sophia and a town police officer have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the officer beat a handcuffed man during an arrest.

Attorneys for Sophia argue in a recent motion that the town can’t be held liable for the officer’s alleged actions merely because he’s an employee.

The motion says the lawsuit doesn’t allege that the execution of any town policy or custom resulted in injury.

The motion also says the town and Patrolman Zach Issa are immune from a punitive damages claim.

Travis Lane Honaker filed the federal lawsuit in March. The lawsuit alleges that Issa hit, kicked and stomped Honaker while he was handcuffed following an arrest on Sept. 21, 2013.

The Register-Herald first reported the town’s motion.

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