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