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Weirton man pleads guilty to girlfriend’s 2024 death

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — A Hancock County man pleaded guilty Friday to second degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of his girlfriend.

Jordan Pager (WVRJA)

Jordan Pager, 34, who was scheduled to go on trial next week, killed Taylor Albert, 30, in the couple’s Weirton home in September 2024.

Hancock County Circuit Court Judge Joe Barki sentenced Pager to 30 years in prison.





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