Boone County Jury Grants Mercy Verdict to Donna Stone
In Boone County, West Virginia, a jury has granted a mercy verdict to Donna Stone, who was previously found guilty on charges concerning the death of her granddaughter.
Charleston Huntington, WV, October 20, 2026 —
A jury in Boone County, West Virginia, has granted a mercy verdict to Donna Stone, who had previously been found guilty on charges concerning the death of her granddaughter.
The available information does not state when the jury issued the verdict or identify the charges. It also does not provide details about the circumstances of the child’s death, the evidence presented at trial, or the jury’s reasoning. No statements from Stone, her representatives, prosecutors or the court were included in the account.
The term “mercy verdict” is used in the account, but it does not explain what legal effect the verdict has in Stone’s case. The information provided does not say whether the verdict changes a sentence, what sentence may have been imposed, or whether any further court proceedings are expected. Those details cannot be determined from the information available.
Stone’s case concerns the death of her granddaughter, but no additional information about the child or the family was provided. The account also does not identify the court, give a trial date, or describe any next steps following the jury’s decision.
For now, the confirmed details are limited: Stone had previously been found guilty on charges related to her granddaughter’s death, and a Boone County jury has now granted her a mercy verdict. Further information about the verdict’s consequences and the case’s procedural status was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Delaney Wells,Jackson Lilly on www.wowktv.com, see more information here.
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