RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – UPDATE 9/15/2025 6:22 PM: The Raleigh County Public Defender Corporation has announced that Kostenko is no longer representing clients in the public defender’s office.

Statement from the Raleigh County Public Defender Corporation:

“Please be advised that Mr. Kostenko is no longer representing clients of the Raleigh County Public Defender Corporation. As this is a personnel matter, no further information can or will be given.”

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ORIGINAL STORY 9/11/2025 1:22 PM: Kris Kostenko, Chief Deputy Public Defender of Raleigh County, is under scrutiny following a Facebook post he made regarding the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

After news of Kirk’s death, Kostenko shared a video originally posted by the Facebook page Being Liberal

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