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Former Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cass A. Close, now facing federal charges following his arrest and indictment in July 2025 on state charges of sexually assaulting a female inmate in his custody in his role as a Kanawha Circuit Court bailiff, waived his right to a preliminary he…

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In a hearing before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard on Monday, Gavin Blaine Smith was sentenced to life in prison for one count of first-degree murder plus the equivalent of 40 additional years of imprisonment for three counts of second-degree murder, to be served in a combinati…