By: Lydia Crawley
The Parsons Advocate
Clayton Mallow will serve the remainder of his sentence behind bars following a revocation order by Judge Steven Shaffer June 9th during his session of the 22nd Circuit Court at the Tucker County Courthouse in Parsons. The motion, made by Tucker County Prosecuting Attorney Savannah Hull Wilkins, came following evidence Mallow had been in contact with minors, a violation of his probation. Mallow appeared in person from the Tygart Valley Jail represented by his attorney Jamie Fox.
Fox said that the defense would stipulate that Mallow had contact with a minor. Wilkins said there was evidence on Mallow’s phone to indicate there had been contact with multiple minors. Wilkins also said there had been a report filed by a Randolph County boy reported to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department.
“I really don’t know what to do with Mr. Mallow,” Wilkins said.
Wilkins expressed exasperation with the situation and said she felt that he would continue to not only engage in online contact with minors and what she considered “grooming” activities, it would escalate over time. She also outlined to the Court the information of the case that had already been presented before: the purchase of socks and underwear, the theft of account information in order to purchase items for others.
“I view him as a predator towards children,” Wilkins said.
The defense had recommended an inpatient facility in New Jersey. Fox said the facility accepted Mallow’s insurance and would supply transportation for him, as well. Wilkins argued that Mallow should not only stay in West Virginia, but also more importantly, not enough was known about the New Jersey facility. Wilkins said from what research she was able to do on the facility, they did not treat what she viewed as the “sexual compulsive” component of the case. Wilkins said that the County’s own Community Corrections Department offers therapy through the Probation Department.
Fox argued that they were unable to find a facility in West Virginia that would accept Mallow for a variety of reasons. Most had no openings or only offered outpatient care, or simply would not accept his insurance plan.
“For society and Mr. Mallow, this type of treatment is best to fix Mr. Mallow,” Fox said.
Judge Shaffer found that Mallow had “substantially violated” the terms of his home confinement. As a result, his probation was revoked.
“I’m revoking the rest of your sentence,” Judge Shaffer said. “Whatever the D.O.C. (Department of Corrections) determines, I’m good with that.”
However, confusion remained over how long Mallow’s term in jail would actually be. Fox argued that Mallow’s term was nearly served with around three months remaining in his sentence from Judge Courrier. There was some debate over the matter of day-to-day counts as it applied to Mallow’s case specifically. The Court and attorneys were going to research further and determine the exact length of time Mallow still had remaining on his sentence to be served out in jail. Due to the relatively short length of Mallow’s sentence remaining, the chances are he will serve the remainder of his time at the Tygart Valley Jail and not be transferred to a larger correctional facility.
Mallow was sentenced in December of 2025 to two years of Home Confinement on four counts of felony Fraudulent Use of an Access Device. Mallow also had to pay $5,367 in restitution, which as since been paid in full. A fifth count was suspended with one year of probation waived when the restitution was paid in full. The sentencing followed Mallow’s acceptance of a plea deal in October of that year.
