Rich Creek Mayor Arrested for Public Intoxication Near Tanker Train Derailment in Giles County
Paul Morrison was taken into custody on a public intoxication charge after deputies said he appeared intoxicated at a derailment site with leaked soybean oil.
- On Tuesday, Rich Creek Mayor Paul Morrison was arrested by Giles County Sheriff's Deputies for public intoxication after allegedly appearing intoxicated at a train derailment site near the West Virginia border.
- A Norfolk Southern train derailed that afternoon, causing a leak of soybean oil; officials confirmed the spill is non-hazardous and recovery operations are underway.
- Morrison assumed office last November following a successful write-in campaign, securing 77 of 106 votes after five of six Rich Creek Town Council members and the previous mayor resigned.
- Deputies transported Morrison to the New River Valley Regional Jail following the arrest, and he was subsequently released on his own recognizance according to local court records.
- Former Mayor Anne Chambers previously resigned citing internal conflicts and a hostile work environment in the town of roughly 750 residents, located approximately 250 miles east of Richmond, Virginia.
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Recently-elected mayor arrested for showing up to a train derailment scene intoxicated
A small town mayor in Virginia was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly showing up to a train derailment scene intoxicated. Paul Morrison, 57, was arrested after he was recently elected mayor of the small historic town Rich Creek. The train carrying soybean oil went off the tracks near the Wet Virginia-Virginia border Tuesday. A train carrying soybean oil derailed Tuesday near the West Virginia-Virginia border, officials said.https://t.co/QzBwZx…
Recently-elected mayor arrested for showing up to a train derailment scene intoxicated · American Wire News
A small town mayor in Virginia was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly showing up to a train derailment scene intoxicated. Paul Morrison, 57, was arrested after he was recently elected mayor of the small historic town Rich Creek. The train carrying soybean oil went off the tracks near the Wet Virginia-Virginia border Tuesday. A train carrying soybean oil derailed Tuesday near the West Virginia-Virginia border, officials said.https://t.co/QzBwZx…
DEP shares update on train derailment in Mercer County
MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. –The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) provided an update on the train derailment in Mercer County on Tuesday. In a release, it said they are actively monitoring and coordinating the response to Tuesday’s train derailment near the West Virginia-Virginia border in the East River. They said the train had consisted of 129 cars, 13 of which derailed. Officials did confirm that one car entered the strea…
Small-town Virginia mayor arrested for allegedly showing up drunk to scene of train derailment
Rich Creek Mayor Paul Morrison, 57, was cuffed and booked into jail on a public intoxication charge on Tuesday after allegedly arriving inebriated at the scene of a train derailment near the West Virginia border, sources told 10News.
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A Norfolk Southern train derailed in the area, according to the Giles County Sheriff’s Office
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