MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – West Virginia State Senator Michael Maroney has been arrested again.
He’s been charged with “Control of Vehicle Under the Influence,” “Expired Registration-1,” and “No Registration.”
McMechen Police Chief Robert Shilling tells 7NEWS that on Monday (Sept. 23) Maroney was operating a vehicle in McMechen. A traffic stop was initiated for ” numerous traffic infractions” and Maroney was arrested under suspicion of drunk driving.
Maroney was said to be cooperative with law enforcement and was lodged in the West Virginia Northern Regional Jail pending arraignment.
You’ll recall that Maroney was arrested on Tuesday, August 13 and charged with 2 misdemeanors of Indecent Exposure and Disorderly Conduct. That was in relation to an incident where Maroney allegedly engaged in an “overt act of sexual gratification” in a gambling parlor in Glen Dale.
Following that arrest Maroney was removed from his Senate Committee positions.
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