Several defendants entered guilty pleas before Judge David W. Hummel during the Nov. 27 Wetzel County Circuit Court hearings.

Hannah Thomas, 27, pleaded guilty by way of information for the felony offense of unlawful assault. Thomas originally faced an attempted murder charge for an incident occurring on Jan. 28 in Paden City. According to the Paden City police report, Thomas was arrested around 9 a.m. for allegedly stabbing her husband Tim Lohri. PCPD Patrolman Raphe Bailes responded to the incident and found Lohri unresponsive lying on Broadway Street with a puncture wound to his chest. Lohri was life-flighted and hospitalized at Ruby Memorial where he eventually made a full recovery after an extended period of time.

During the hearing, Thomas presented her testimony of the incident.

“I remember stabbing my husband in the chest after a fight,” said Thomas.

“Before or during,” questioned Hummel

“During. After I was threatened by him to hurt me immensely, and he threw a piece of brick at me, at my head. And then, after I had realized what I had done, I called the ambulance to come,” recalled Thomas.

In exchange for her plea, the sentence of no less than one year and no more that five was suspended and she was placed on no less than one and no more than 18 months supervised probation, with six months time already served. If Thomas successfully completes the terms of the plea agreement, she can expunge her felony guilty pleas.

Other court matters are the following:

William Joseph White, 37, of Hundred, pleaded guilty to entry of a building other than a dwelling. In May, White broke into the Jacksonburg PitStop and stole items having a cumulative value of more than $1,000.

In exchange for his plea, the state dropped the charge of grand larceny.

He was sentenced to no less than one and no more than 10 years in the W.Va. Division of Corrections with credit for 142 days time served. Additionally, he was ordered to pay $4,605.71 in restitution. He was remanded to the Northern Regional Jail.

Kenneth Harrison, 65, of Paden City, pleaded guilty to welfare fraud. Harrison unlawfully obtained welfare assistance in excess of $500.

In exchange for his guilty plea, the sentence of no less than one and no more than five years was suspended. He was placed on 36 months unsupervised probation with a minimum of one year provided he pay $6,880 in restitution.

Zachary Montgomery, 21, of New Martinsville, pleaded guilty to embezzlement. While working at Wal-Mart, Montgomery stole money in excess of $1,000 from his cash register.

In exchange for his guilty plea, the sentence of no less than one and no more than 10 years in the DOC was suspended. Montgomery was placed on supervised probation for no less than 18 and no more than 30 months and ordered to pay $3,480 in restitution. If he pays restitution by month 30, he will be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea.

William Dean Price, 30, pleaded guilty to false certificates. Price was originally indicted on the following charges – driving while revoked for DUI-third or subsequent offense, false evidences, etc., of registration, driving while revoked for DUI-third or subsequent offense, false certificates and driving with no insurance. Per his plea agreement, all other charges were dismissed. A pre-sentence investigation will be done with a probation officer and he will return to court on Jan. 4 at 11:30 a.m. for sentencing.

A motion was made to waive a preliminary hearing for a revocation of supervised probation for Cory Klug. He will return to court at 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 20.

Howard Lee Wells entered into plea agreement with the state Dec. 1 in the circuit court before Judge Jeffrey D. Cramer.

Wells, 46, of McMechen, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse by a custodian. In exchange for his plea, the state dropped two of the original four count charge. The sentence for the charges is not less than 10 and no more than 20 years for each count served consecutively. Wells must also register as a sex offender. Cramer ordered a pre-sentence investigation and will set a return date as soon as Wells sets up his appointments for the investigation.

Also appearing in court was Jordan Tyler Kerns, 25, of Paden City. Kerns is charged with battery of a law enforcement officer, second offense and fleeing from an officer of foot. Testimony of the Kerns’ first offense of battery of a law enforcement officer was presented to the court by witness Deputy Michael Owens. The state used the testimony to prove Kerns had a history of battery on law enforcement. The matter was continued. Kerns is scheduled to appear on Dec. 19 at 9 a.m.

In a separate matter, Hobert Powers was arraigned by Judge Kramer. Powers, 67, pleaded not guilty to obtaining services returned for a worthless check. His pre-trial is scheduled for Jan. 3 at 9:30 a.m.

Capiases were continued for the following defendants:

Robert Jason Work, 40, is currently incarcerated for charges he received in Ohio. Work was scheduled to appear for a hit and run charge and drug charges occurring in 2015

Asia Nicole Thomas, 20, of New Martinsville, was handed down a two-count indictment on Jan. 25 charging her with uttering and failure to appear on a felony bail.

Paul Campbell Jr., 32, of Salem, was charged on Sept. 12 with daytime burglary and petit larceny.

Logan John Lynn Miller, 30, of Waynesburg, Pa., was charged with entry of a building other than a dwelling and grand larceny.

Mohamed Abdihamid Mohamed, 24, of Grove City, Ohio, was handed down a two-count indictment on Sept. 12 charging him with attempt to acquire controlled substance by forgery and conspiracy to attempt to acquire controlled substance by forgery.