GUILTY WV - Riley Crossman, 15, Martinsburg, Morgan County, 7 May 2019 *arrest*

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Niner said:
Bumping up for @UnapologeticallyAspie - just wondering IF there might be a next court hearing date yet? I know there is one in April, but I have no date - and April starts tomorrow! :)

TIA!
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How was your surgery? I hope you’re well on your way to healing! <3


It’s to my understanding that 4/26 is his hearing. And that is IF it’s not continued.

However there is gossip, which I will not be sharing, all around town that has some people convinced that this upcoming court date will not be continued, this time.

Only time will tell.
 
Niner said:
Can not access this article - if someone can give a 10% synopsis - it would be appreciated. TIA! :)

I have his next pretrial hearing on 4/26. And wondering if there "might" be a trial date in this articlel

Second pretrial date nears in McCauley case
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I've never done the synopsis thing before, but here's my rookie attempt. Relevant future dates BBM.

"BERKELEY SPRINGS — The second pretrial hearing for Andy Jackson McCauley will be held Thursday after a motion for a change of venue ruling was recently denied.

McCauley ... has pleaded not guilty to felony counts of first-degree murder and concealment of a body.

An initial pretrial was held March 19, according to Morgan County prosecuting attorney Dan James ahead of the one scheduled for Thursday. During the first pretrial, McCauley’s motion for a change of venue ruling was denied by 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Debra McLaughlin.

James said ... the court ruled that if a Morgan County jury could not be selected on April 16th ahead of the trial, parties would select a jury from Jefferson County on April 20. Those ... jurors would then travel to Morgan County for the trial. The trial is scheduled to begin April 26.

Probable cause was previously found by Richard Stephens, chief magistrate of Berkeley County...."

*edited to delete attached files from the article that I didn't know were being attached. :p
 
Thursday, April 8th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ am ET) - WV – Riley Grace Crossman (15) (reported missing May 8, 2019, Berkeley Springs; found May 16, 2019, near Tuscarora Pike in Berkeley County) - *Andrew (“Andy”) Jackson McCauley, Jr. (41/now 42) (mom’s BF) arrested & charged (5/16/19) & indicted (1/7/20) with 1st degree murder & concealment of a deceased human body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial was set to begin on 2/2/21 has been continued to April 26. Jury selection will begin on 4/16 & jurors will be from Morgan County. If jury can’t be selection from there then on 4/20 a jury will be selected from Jefferson County. Those jurors will then travel to Morgan County for trial.
Court info from 5/16/19 thru 5/24/20 reference post #570 here:
Found Deceased - WV - Riley Crossman, 15, Martinsburg, Morgan County, 7 May 2019 *arrest*
9/3/20 Update: A February trial date was scheduled Thursday afternoon in a case alleging a Berkeley Springs man murdered a local teen last May. Twenty-third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Debra McLaughlin, in May, granted the defense’s request for a media study to research whether to request a change of venue. The defense’s request for the study is due to their assertion that the “widespread media attention” of the case will keep their client from being able to impanel an impartial jury & from receiving a fair trial. With the survey not yet finalized, the Oct. 6 trial date has been moved to begin on Feb. 2, 2021, and at this point, it is scheduled to occur in Morgan County. Judge McLaughlin is expected to rule on the questions being considered for the survey in the next 10 days. If denied, parties will proceed to the Jan. 21 pretrial & the Feb. 2 trial. If granted, a “Plan B” will be decided.
1/21/21 Update: Trial has been continued & rescheduled on 4/26/21. 3/19/21 Update: Pretrial was held; according to Morgan County prosecuting attorney Dan James ahead of the one scheduled for Thursday. During the first pretrial, McCauley’s motion for a change of venue ruling was denied by 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Debra McLaughlin. DA James said the court ruled that if a Morgan County jury could not be selected on April 16th ahead of the trial, parties would select a jury from Jefferson County on April 20. Those jurors would then travel to Morgan County for the trial. The trial is scheduled to begin April 26. Next pretrial hearing on 4/8/21.
 
Going to post this just in case it IS happening today.

Friday, April 16th:
*Jury Selection to begin-Maybe! (@ am ET) - WV – Riley Grace Crossman (15) (reported missing May 8, 2019, Berkeley Springs; found May 16, 2019, near Tuscarora Pike in Berkeley County) - *Andrew (“Andy”) Jackson McCauley, Jr. (41/now 42) (mom’s BF) arrested & charged (5/16/19) & indicted (1/7/20) with 1st degree murder & concealment of a deceased human body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial was set to begin on 2/2/21 has been continued to April 26. Jury selection will begin on 4/16 & jurors will be from Morgan County. If jury can’t be selection from there then on 4/20 a jury will be selected from Jefferson County. Those jurors will then travel to Morgan County for trial.
Court info from 5/16/19 thru 1/21/21 reference post #592 here:
Found Deceased - WV - Riley Crossman, 15, Martinsburg, Morgan County, 7 May 2019 *arrest*
3/19/21 Update: Pretrial was held; according to Morgan County prosecuting attorney Dan James ahead of the one scheduled for Thursday. During the first pretrial, McCauley’s motion for a change of venue ruling was denied by 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Debra McLaughlin. DA James said the court ruled that if a Morgan County jury could not be selected on April 16th ahead of the trial, parties would select a jury from Jefferson County on April 20. Those jurors would then travel to Morgan County for the trial. The trial is scheduled to begin April 26. Next pretrial hearing on 4/8/21.
4/8/21 Update: No info on hearing. Next might be jury selection on 4/16/21.
 
Jury selection set to start in Morgan County murder trial - WV MetroNews

April 16, 2021
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Jury selection is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Friday in a high-profile Morgan County murder case.
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys will attempt to select a 12-member jury beginning Friday. The trial is scheduled to begin before Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin on April 26. McLaughlin previously denied a change of venue motion from the defense.

If a jury cannot be seated from the pool in Morgan County, jury selection is scheduled to move to Jefferson County next week, April 20. The trial would still be held in Berkeley Springs.
 
Anything new on this case? Did they start jury selection or are they going to 4/20 in another county?

TIA!
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Ah - never mind - looks like they got a jury picked!

Jury seated in murder of Morgan County teenager - WV MetroNews

April 16, 2021

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A jury has been seated in a high-profile Morgan County murder trial.


Riley Crossman
Prosecutors and defense attorneys chose 12 jurors and two alternates Friday during proceedings in the Morgan County Courthouse to hear murder charges against Andy McCauley.
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The trial is scheduled to begin Monday, April 26.
 
Oh shoot....

McCauley trial delayed until September

April 23, 2021
The murder trial of Andy McCauley Jr. that was to start this coming Monday, April 26, in Morgan County Circuit Court has been delayed until September 27. The decision to postpone the trial came during a pre-trial hearing in Circuit Court on Thursday, April 22. Courthouse sources said the trial postponement was tied to exposure of a primary person in the trial to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.

Attorneys had, less than a week prior, selected a jury of Morgan County residents to hear the case. Seating a local jury has been a point of argument between the Prosecuting Attorney and McCauley’s defense team for more than a year.

Morgan County Circuit Clerk Melanie Shambaugh confirmed the trial change and said jurors who were selected to hear the trial will be notified of the postponement and will return to the jury pool for the remainder of this court term, which ends on July 6. That means attorneys will draw from a different jury pool for a September trial.
 
To keep my notes straight - I'm going to post this here. That way I won't forget to ask if there are any court hearings dates before trial. :)

Thursday, April 22nd:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) - WV – Riley Grace Crossman (15) (reported missing May 8, 2019, Berkeley Springs; found May 16, 2019, near Tuscarora Pike in Berkeley County) - *Andrew (“Andy”) Jackson McCauley, Jr. (41/now 42) (mom’s BF) arrested & charged (5/16/19) & indicted (1/7/20) with 1st degree murder & concealment of a deceased human body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial was set to begin on 4/26/21 continued to 9/27/21. Jury selection began on 4/16 & jurors will be from Morgan County. Jury: 12 jurors & 2 alternates. A new jury will be picked in September.
Court info from 5/16/19 thru 3/19/21 reference post #596 here:
Found Deceased - WV - Riley Crossman, 15, Martinsburg, Morgan County, 7 May 2019 *arrest*
4/8/21 Update: No info on hearing. Next might be jury selection on 4/16/21. Prosecutors & defense attorneys will attempt to select a 12-member jury beginning Friday. The trial is scheduled to begin before Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin on April 26. McLaughlin previously denied a change of venue motion from the defense. If a jury cannot be seated from the pool in Morgan County, jury s election is scheduled to move to Jefferson County next week, April 20. The trial would still be held in Berkeley Springs.
4/16/21 Update: Prosecutors & defense attorneys chose 12 jurors & 2 alternates Friday during proceedings in the Morgan County Courthouse. Trial is scheduled to begin on Monday, 4/26/21.
4/22/21 Update: A pretrial hearing in Circuit Court on Thursday, April 22. Courthouse sources said the trial postponement was tied to exposure of a primary person in the trial to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. Attorneys had, less than a week prior, selected a jury of Morgan County residents to hear the case. Seating a local jury has been a point of argument between the Prosecuting Attorney & McCauley’s defense team for more than a year. Morgan County Circuit Clerk Melanie Shambaugh confirmed the trial change & said jurors who were selected to hear the trial will be notified of the postponement & will return to the jury pool for the remainder of this court term, which ends on July 6. That means attorneys will draw from a different jury pool for a September trial. Trial is set to begin on 9/27/21.
 
COVID-19 case forces postponement of Morgan County murder trial - WV MetroNews

The trial was postponed because a primary person involved with the trial recently tested positive for COVID-19. The trial has been reset for Sept. 27.

Jury selection took place on April 16 in Berkeley Springs and a 12-member panel was seated along with two alternates. Court officials said a new jury will have to be chosen.
 
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