Two Randolph County Women Sentenced in Battery Case
Destiny Rose McDonald and Cierra Lynn Terry received suspended sentences after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a forced entry and fight.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 24, 2026, 12:49 a.m. ET
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Aug 24, 2026, 1:22 a.m. ET
Two Randolph County Women Sentenced in Battery Case
Two Randolph County women were sentenced in Randolph County Circuit Court after pleading to charges stemming from a battery incident, according to The Intermountain.
Destiny Rose McDonald, 26, of Elkins, and Cierra Lynn Terry, 23, of Beverly, each faced one count of battery, one count of destruction of property, and one count of conspiracy. The government alleged that the two forced their way into an apartment and began fighting with a resident inside, the newspaper reported.
McDonald received one year of incarceration for each count, suspended for three years of supervised probation. Terry received one year for each count, suspended for five years of supervised probation. The Elkins Police Department investigated the case.
Aug 24, 2026, 12:52 a.m. ET
Two Randolph County Women Sentenced in Battery Case
Two Randolph County women were sentenced in Randolph County Circuit Court after pleading to charges stemming from a battery incident, according to The Intermountain.
Destiny Rose McDonald, 26, of Elkins, and Cierra Lynn Terry, 23, of Beverly, each received one year of incarceration for each count, suspended for supervised probation — three years for McDonald and five years for Terry, the newspaper reported.
The charges included one count of battery, one count of destruction of property, and one count of conspiracy. The government claimed the two forced their way into an apartment and began fighting with a resident inside, according to The Intermountain. The Elkins Police Department investigated the case.
Aug 24, 2026, 12:49 a.m. ETFirst report
Two Randolph County Women Sentenced in Battery Case
Two Randolph County women were sentenced in Randolph County Circuit Court for their involvement in a battery incident, according to The Intermountain.
Destiny Rose McDonald, 26, of Elkins, and Cierra Lynn Terry, 23, of Beverly, each faced one count of battery, one count of destruction of property, and one count of conspiracy. The government alleged that the two forced their way into an apartment and fought with a resident, as reported by The Intermountain.
The court sentenced McDonald to one year of incarceration for each count, suspended for three years of supervised probation. Terry received the same sentence, but with five years of supervised probation. The Elkins Police Department investigated the case.
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