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Mineral County Indictments Listed

May 8th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

GRAND JURY – MAY 2018 TERM

1.     ACCUSED:  Jeremy Travis Whetzel

685 Hawks Nest Drive, Baker, WV 26766

-          Crime: “Reckless Fleeing in a Vehicle”, felony, WV Code §61-5-17(f);

-          Crime: “Gross Neglect of a Child”, felony, WV Code §61-8D-4c;

-          Crime: “Driving Suspended for DUI”, misdemeanor, WV Code §17B-4-3(b);

-          Crime: “Driving Left of Center”, misdemeanor, WV Code §17C-7-6;

-          Crime: “Failure to Obey Traffic Control Signal”, misdemeanor, WV Code §17C-3-5;

-          Crime: “Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle”, misdemeanor, WV Code §17C-9-5(a);

                        Date: December 2017

                        Victims: J. W. (minor male) & State of West Virginia

                        Witness:  Sgt. Mike Lott, Department of Natural Resources

 

 

2.     ACCUSED:  Charles Richard Williams

246                      South Water Street, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Destruction of Property”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3-30(a);

                        Date: September 2017 through November 2017

                        Victim:  Potomac State College

                        Witness: Officer Jon Hudson, Potomac State College Campus Police

 

 

3.     ACCUSED: Terrell Tyrique Turmon

8 Peachtree Court, Baltimore, MD

-          Crime: “Possession w/Intent to Deliver a CDS”, felony, WV Code §60A-4-401(a)(ii);

Date: January 2018

Victim: State of West Virginia

Witness: Sgt. Eric Veach, Potomac State College Campus Police

 

 

4.     ACCUSED:  Dakota William Currier

41 Virginia Street, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Strangulation”, felony, WV Code §61-2-9d;

-          Crime: “Domestic Battery”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-2-28(a);

Date: January 2018

Victim: Shaylee Currier

Witness: Patrolman Paden Yonker, Keyser City Police Department

 

 

5.     ACCUSED:  Nicole Ann Braithwaite (currently in PHRJ)

37  North Davis Street, Apt. 3, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Possession w/Intent to Deliver a CDS”, felony, WV Code §60A-4-401(a)(i);

-          Crime: “Possession w/Intent to Deliver a CDS”, felony, WV Code §60A-4-401(a)(ii);

-          Crime: “Obstructing”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-5-17(a);

Date: February 2018

                        Victim: State of West Virginia  

                        Witness: Corporal Chris Paitsel, Keyser City Police Department

 

6.     ACCUSED: Justin Randolph Rinker

7885 Fort Ashby Road, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Shoplifting – 3rd offense”, felony, WV Code §61-3A-1(a)(2)/61-3A-3(c);

Date: February 2018

Victim: Sheetz

Witness: Captain R. J. Wingler, Mineral County Sheriff’s Department

 

 

7.     ACCUSED:  Andrew Allen Aronhalt

3630                 Northwestern Turnpike, Burlington, WV 26710

-          Crime: “Fraudulent Use of an Access Device”, felony, (6 counts), WV Code §61-3C-13(c);

                        Date: February 2018

                        Victim: Beverly Feaster

                        Witness: Sgt. Roger Reall, Mineral County Sheriff’s Department

 

8.     ACCUSED:  Kevin Hayes Knight

2077                 Fair View Valley Road, Ridgeley, WV 26753

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Breaking & Entering of a Vehicle”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3-12;

-          Crime: “Destruction of Property”, misdemeanor, (2 counts), WV Code §61-3-30(a);

                        Date: February 2018

                        Victim: Regina Knight & Mary Ann Knight

                        Witness: Sgt. Roger Reall, Mineral County Sheriff’s Department

 

9.     ACCUSED: - eesolled substance, tic hedule I narcotic controlled substance , with the intent to deliver said substanceted the offense of "Candy Dawn Dove

5507 Slanesville Pike, Points, WV 25437

-          Crime: “Embezzlement”, felony, WV Code §61-3-20;

                        Date: May 2017 through January 2018

Victim: Mineral County Farmers Market

                        Witness: Sgt. Chris Leatherman, Mineral County Sheriff’s Department

 

 

10.ACCUSED: Andrew William Champ

403 Nancy Hanks Drive, New Creek, WV 26743

-          Crime: “Sexual Assault – 3rd degree”, felony, (13 counts), WV Code §61-8B-5(a)(2);

-          Crime: “Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian or Custodian”, felony, (19 counts), WV Code §61-8D-5(a);

-          Crime: “Sexual Abuse – 1st degree”, felony, (5 counts), WV Code §61-8B-7(a)(1);

-          Crime: “Attempted Sexual Assault – 3rd degree”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8B-5(a)(2);

-          Crime: “Attempted Sexual Abuse by Parent”, felony, WV Code §61-8D-5(a);

Date: July 2015 through January 2018

                        Victim: R. L. R., 13-year-old female

                        Witness: Sgt. Chris Leatherman, Mineral County Sheriff’s Department

 

 

11.ACCUSED: Gary Allen Simmons

629 Hollywood Road, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Sexual Abuse – 1st degree”, felony, (6 counts), WV Code §61-8B-7(a)(3);

-          Crime: “Sexual Assault – 3rd degree”, felony, (4 counts), WV Code §61-8B-5(a)(2);

-          Crime: “Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian or Custodian”, felony, (6 counts), WV Code §61-8D-5(a);

-          Crime: “Incest”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8-12(b);

-          Crime: “Attempted Employment or Use of Minor to Assist in Doing Sexually Explicit Conduct”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8A-5/61-11-8;

Date: January 1997 through September 2006

Victims: E. M. S. (minor female) and M. C. (minor female)

Witness: Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

 

 

12.ACCUSED: Matthew Isaac Twyman

51 West Harrison Street, Piedmont, WV 26750

-          Crime: “Fraudulent Use of an Access Device”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-3C-13(c);

-          Crime: “Petit Larceny”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3-13(b);

Date: October 2017

Victim: Marcus Romer

Witness: Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

 

 

 

13.Tyler Cloud Dixon

258 Sherwood Drive, Wiley Ford, WV 26767

-          Crime: “Makin Threats of Terrorist Acts”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-6-24(b);

-          Crime: “Threatening Communications by Electronic Communication Devices”, misdemeanor, (2 counts), WV Code §61-3C-14a;

Date: February 2018

Victim: State of West Virginia

Witness: Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

 

14.ACCUSED:  Courtney DeAndrew Pittman

642 Wildwood Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21229

-          Crime: “Taking the Identity of Another Person”, felony, WV Code §61-3-54;

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

                        Date: October 2015 through September 2016

                        Victim: Mark Arthur Zinn

                        Witness: Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

 

15.ACCUSED:  Jennifer Lynn Hudson

642 Wildwood Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21229

-          Crime: “Taking the Identity of Another Person”, felony, WV Code §61-3-54;

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony; WV Code §61-10-31;

                        Date: October 2015 through September 2016

                       Victims: Mark Arthur Zinn

                       Witness: Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

 

16.ACCUSED: Andrew Scott Custer

4 Wabash Street, Ridgeley, WV 26753

-          Crime: “Child Abuse Resulting in Bodily Injury”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8D-3(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

-          Crime: “Domestic Battery”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-2-28(a);

                        Date:  December 2016 through January 2018

                        Victim:  H. L. C., 12-year-old female

                        Witness:  Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

 

17.ACCUSED: Angel Catherine Custer

                   4 Wabash Street, Ridgeley, WV 26753

-          Crime: “Child Abuse Resulting in Bodily Injury”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8D-3(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date:  December 2016 through January 2018

Victim:  H. L. C., 12-year-old female

Witness:  Sgt. Scott B. Huffman, West Virginia State Police

18.John Tyler VanMeter

550 West Piedmont Street, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “DUI – 2nd offense”, misdemeanor, WV Code §17C-5-2(f);

Date: January 2018

Victims: Mitchell Sanders and State of West Virginia

Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

19.ACCUSED: Ryan Lee Winkler

421 Arch Street, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “Fraudulent Use of an Access Device”, felony, WV Code §61-3C-13(c);

-          Crime: “Attempted Fraudulent Use of an Access Device”, felony, WV Code §61-11-8/61-3C-13(a);

                        Date: December 2017

                        Victim: Richard Edwards

                        Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

20.ACCUSED:  Jillian Lee Cook

1040B Trenum Drive, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-10-31;

                 Date: August 2017

                 Victim: State of West Virginia

                 Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

21.ACCUSED: Hunter Matthew Edwards

4306 Frankfort Highway, Ridgeley, WV 26753

-          Crime: “Delivery of a CDS”, felony, WV Code §60A-4-401(a)(ii);

Date: February 2017

Victim: State of West Virginia

Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

22.ACCUSED: Paul Jay Dolly

463 Grand View Drive, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian or Custodian”, felony, WV Code §61-8D-5(a);

Date: November 2016

Victim: B. D. K., 17-year-old female

Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

 

 

23.ACCUSED: Brenda Lee Karalewitz

24 Jones Street, Apt. 2-A, Piedmont, WV 26750

-          Crime: “Obtain Money by False Pretense”, felony, WV Code §61-3-24(a)(1);

-          Crime: “Embezzlement”, felony, WV Code §61-3-20;

-          Crime: “Uttering of a Lottery Ticket”, felony, WV Code §29-22-12;

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date:  September 2017 through October 2017

                        Victim:  Duckie’s Bar & Grill

                        Witness:  TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

24.ACCUSED:  Gary Francis Bradley

72 Mile Stone Road, Morgantown, WV 26502

-          Crime: “Obtain Money by False Pretense”, felony, WV Code §61-3-24(a)(1);

-          Crime: “Embezzlement”, felony, WV Code §61-3-20;

-          Crime: “Uttering of a Lottery Ticket”, felony, WV Code §29-22-12;

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

                 Date: September 2017 through October 2017

Victim: Duckie’s Bar & Grill

                 Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

25.Michael Dwayne Cosner

18053 Northwestern Turnpike, Elk Garden, WV 26717

-          Crime: “Breaking & Entering”, felony, WV Code §61-3-12;

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

Date: March 2018

Victim: John Willis

Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

26.Levi Dalton Lyons

17334 George Washington Highway, Mount Storm, WV 26739

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny/Principle in the 2nd degree”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a)/61-11-6(a);

Date: March 2018

Victim: John Willis

Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.ACCUSED:  Christopher Alan Platter

631 Brookfield Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “First Degree Robbery”, felony, WV Code §61-2-12(a)(2);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017

Victim: Mountaineer Mart

Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

28.ACCUSED: Sandra Annette Degrange

631 Brookfield Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “First Degree Robbery/Principle in the 2nd degree”, felony, WV Code §61-2-12(a)(2)/61-11-6(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;                  

Date:  December 2017

Victim: Mountaineer Mart

                        Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

29.ACCUSED: Angela Michelle Barb

         631 Brookfield Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “First Degree Robbery/Principle in the 2nd degree”, felony, WV Code §61-2-12(a)(2)/61-11-6(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

              Date: December 2017

              Victim: Mountaineer Mart

              Witness: TFC Darryl Paskowski, West Virginia State Police

 

30.ACCUSED: Christopher Alan Platter

       631 Brookfield Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “First Degree Robbery”, felony, WV Code §61-2-12(a)(2);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017

                        Victim: Puff N Stuff

                        Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

31.ACCUSED: Sandra Annette Degrange

631 Brookfield Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “First Degree Robbery/Principle in the 2nd degree”, felony, WV Code §61-2-12(a)(2)/61-11-6(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017

Victim: Puff N Stuff

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

 

32.ACCUSED:  Angela Michelle Barb

631 Brookfield Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502

-          Crime: “First Degree Robbery/Principle in the 2nd degree”, felony, WV Code §61-2-12(a)(2)/61-11-6(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017

Victim: Puff N Stuff

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

33.ACCUSED: Kevin Dean Hutzel

21 Valley Street, Wiley Ford, WV 26767

-          Crime: “False Pretense”, felony, WV Code §61-3-24(a)(1);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: May 2017 through September 2017

Victims: Mary McKenzie & Connie Scarlett

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

34.ACCUSED: Kimberly Dawn Guthrie

21 Valley Street, Wiley Ford, WV 26767

-          Crime: “False Pretense”, felony, WV Code §61-3-24(a)(1);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;      

Date: May 2017 through September 2017

                        Victim: Mary McKenzie & Connie Scarlett

                        Witness:  Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

35.ACCUSED: Kayla Cheyenne Blackburn

49 Thompson Alley, Brandywine, WV 26802

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, (4 counts), WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, (4 counts), WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017 through January 2018

Victim: WalMart SuperCenter

Witness:  Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

36.ACCUSED: Anthony Michael Yokum

25 South Liberty Street, Harrisburg, VA 22801

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, (4 counts), WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, (4 counts), WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017 through January 2018

                        Victim: WalMart SuperCenter

                        Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

 

 

 

37.ACCUSED: Bryan Alexander Struck

49 Thompson Alley, Brandywine, WV 26802

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: December 2017 through January 2018

Victim: WalMart SuperCenter

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

38.ACCUSED: Erica Lucinda Taylor (currently in PHRJ)

205 Baltimore Street, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Conspiracy”, felony, WV Code §61-10-31;

Date: January 2018

Victim: WalMart SuperCenter

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

39.ACCUSED: Robert Henry Groves

115 South Buddy Lane, Ridgeley, WV 26753

-          Crime: “Sexual Assault – 3rd degree”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8B-5(a)(2);

-          Crime: “Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian and Custodian”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8D-5(a);

-          Crime: “Incest”, felony, (2 counts), WV Code §61-8-12(b);

Date: July 2017 through September 2017

Victim: S. E. G., 13-year-old female

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

40.ACCUSED: Philip Ryan Williams (currently in PHRJ)

      175 Meadow View Drive, Grantsville, MD 21536

-          Crime: “Delivery of a Controlled Substance”, felony, WV Code §60A-4-401(a)(i);

Date: November 2017

Victim: State of West Virginia

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

41.ACCUSED: Jeremy Allan Davy

401 Rada Road, Purgitsville, WV 26852

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Trespassing”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3B-3(a);

-          Crime: “Destruction of Property”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3-30(a);

Date: January 2018

Victim: David McGee

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

42.ACCUSED: Robert Edward Lee Portmess

282B Poplar Drive, Keyser, WV 26726

-          Crime: “Grand Larceny”, felony, WV Code §61-3-13(a);

-          Crime: “Breaking & Entering of a Vehicle”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3-12;

-          Crime: “Destruction of Property”, misdemeanor, WV Code §61-3-30(a);

Date: March 2018

Victim: Paul Livengood

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

43.ACCUSED: Demond Arthur Scott

Brockbridge Corr. Facility, 7930 Brock Bridge Road, Jessup, MD 20794

-          Crime: “Murder”, felony, WV Code §61-2-1;

-          Crime: “Attempted Burglary”, felony, WV Code §61-3-11(a)/61-11-8;

Date: July 2016

Victim: Bernice Crawford and Phillip Shipley

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia State Police

 

 

44.ACCUSED: Phillip Richard Shipley

11 Buddy Lane, Carpendale, WV 26753

-          Crime: “Attempted Murder”, felony, WV Code §61-2-1/61-11-8;

-          Crime: “Wanton Endangerment”, felony, WV Code §61-7-12;

Date: July 2016

Victims: Bernice Crawford and Demond Scott

Witness: Sr. Trooper W. Seth Weakley, West Virginia Stat

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