TERRA ALTA RESIDENT FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT; AWAITS SENTENCING

Terra Alta, West Virginia resident Tony Richard Murray has been found guilty the theft of $100,000 or more. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine. Murray and a family member sold a 50-acre tract of property in Oakland, and the victim was entitled to over $157,000 from the proceeds. Murray allegedly refused to provide the proceeds from the sale to the victim, and unlawfully converted to funds for his own use.