NEWS
by RICHARD BELISLE | October 10, 2002
waynesboro@herald-mail.com CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents are looking for a rifle bought in Franklin County, Pa., that fires the same caliber ammunition as one used in the Maryland-area sniper killings, a state police spokeswoman in Harrisburg said Wednesday. State police in Chambersburg said there was no link between the sniper killings and the 45-year-old Chambersburg man who bought a .223-caliber rifle in a Fort Loudon sporting goods store in early September.
NEWS
September 25, 2000
Cops charge man with firing rifle into house By KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI / Staff Writer SMITHSBURG - A Smithsburg man was served with a criminal summons Friday in connection with the firing of a rifle into a Washington County home during a party in July, Maryland State Police said. Trooper 1st Class M.D. Kretzer said Domer Ulery, 45, of 10 S. Main St., Smithsburg was charged with reckless endangerment and first- and second-degree assault. Kretzer said Ulery attended a party the evening of July 22 at the home of Robin Wolfe on Raven Rock Road in Smithsburg and brought along several guns that he attempted to sell to partygoers.
NEWS
May 30, 1998
By AMY WALLAUER Staff Writer, Martinsburg HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - A piece of Harpers Ferry history has made its way back to the historical town after a Cooperstown, N.Y., family found a priceless artifact in an attic. For 100 years, a rifle used by John Brown in the 1858 raid on the U.S. Armory and Arsenal had been tucked away, along with a letter from 1870 virtually guaranteeing its authenticity. Historians at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park call the find remarkable.
NEWS
By BRYN MICKLE | May 18, 1999
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Investigators believe Monday's fatal hunting accident in Tomahawk happened when a hunter tripped and fell, causing his rifle to fire into his friend's chest. Michael Z. Butts, 39, of Hedgesville, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest while turkey hunting in a wooded area south of the Greenwood Acres subdivision near W.Va. 7, Division of Natural Resources spokesman Hoy Murphy said. Max Bartgis, 62, of Hedgesville, was hunting with Butts around 9 a.m. when Bartgis apparently tripped and a bullet from his .222-caliber bolt-action hunting rifle hit Butts in the chest, Murphy said.
NEWS
By HEATHER KEELS | July 14, 2008
Police say a Hagerstown man fired a rifle early Saturday during a confrontation on Eldridge Drive, according to Washington County District Court records. James Michael Devine, 56, of the 900 block of Eldridge Drive, was charged with three counts each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, court records show. He was also charged with the Hagerstown municipal infraction of discharging a weapon within city limits. The incident happened before 1 a.m. Saturday, according to charging documents filed by Hagerstown Police Officer Casey B. Constable.
NEWS
October 25, 2005
Six local members of the 4-H shooting sports program competed in the Maryland 4-H State Smallbore Rifle Match in September in Marriottsville, Md. Youths from Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's and Washington counties participated. Representing Washington County were Ryan Deal, Danae Deal, Matt Leatherman, Stacie Leatherman, Doug McAllister and Seth Marvil. Individual Proficiency Awards were earned by Ryan Deal, Stacie Leatherman and Doug McAllister.
NEWS
December 2, 1998
A Smithsburg man was sentenced Tuesday to serve five months in jail for a shooting incident last June in which he fired several rounds from a rifle at three juveniles. Mark Allen Timmons, 38, of 13745 Frazier Road, pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court to two counts of reckless endangerment. Judge Kennedy Boone sentenced Timmons to five years in prison, suspending all but five months of that term. Timmons was given credit for time served. On June 17 at 5 p.m., three juveniles were working on a snowmobile near Timmons' mobile home, according to court records.
NEWS
By DAN DEARTH | dan.dearth@herald-mail.com | December 10, 2012
Sharpsburg-area residents and others plan to hold a meeting Saturday at Sharpsburg Town Hall to discuss the way Maryland State Police handled a search for illegal firearms last month at a man's home on Mills Road, one of the organizers said Monday. Sharpsburg Vice Mayor Bryan Gabriel said the noon meeting also would be a way for residents to show support for 46-year-old Terry Porter, who could not be found when police entered his property at 4433 Mills Road on Nov. 29. Porter surrendered to authorities a day later.
NEWS
By BRENDAN KIRBY | November 22, 1998
McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. - A McConnellsburg man was charged with ramming his truck into a woman's car on Friday and then striking her in the head with a rifle, Pennsylvania State Police said Saturday. Benny S. Mumma, 57, of 412 Lincoln Way East, was found shortly after the 11 a.m. incident and charged with a variety of crimes, including criminal attempted homicide, police said. Debra Scott, 44, of McConnellsburg, was treated for minor injuries at Fulton County Medical Center and released, police said.
NEWS
November 30, 1999
A 32-year-old Hagerstown man was shot and killed early Sunday after he entered a Youngstoun Court apartment armed with a rifle, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department. Read the full story in Monday's Herald-Mail newspapers.