(AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats. Joseph de Soto, 61, was arrested by state police Thursday in ...

An incoming West Virginia state lawmaker was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened to kill other state lawmakers. Joseph de Soto, who was elected in November to serve as a delegate in ...

(AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats. Joseph de Soto, 61, was arrested by state police Thursday in ...

West Virginia Lawmakers Oust Delegate-Elect on House Arrest Who Made Terroristic Threats CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate-elect was ousted Wednesday while confined to his house ...

The West Virginia Democratic Party has asked the state Supreme Court to determine if House Republicans, who hold a ...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate-elect was ousted Wednesday while confined to his house on charges related to terroristic threats against his colleagues. Joseph de Soto, who ...

Joseph de Soto, who recently became a Democrat, was elected in November to represent the southern part of Berkeley County in West Virginia’s 91st district as a Republican. He was arrested in ...

(AP) — A West Virginia lawmaker who was charged with making ... the southern part of Berkeley County as a Republican. He was arrested in December after saying God had called him to kill several ...