March 11th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The West Virginia Senate Finance committee is currently looking at a bill that would make those convicted of deliberately killing a police officer or a first responder eligible to be executed. The state did away with the death penalty in the 1960s. Senator Mike Stuart is the sponsor of the bill and said such violence against law enforcement has gone unpunished too long in the state…

   

“The past few years, we’ve seen a real uptick in violence, of shooting of law enforcement in the line of duty. This has to stop. We need to be sure we put a very strong blue line of protection around these individuals.”