The following criminal complaints have been filed in the Tucker County Magistrate office:
Stephen James Plum, of Hambleton, has been charged with one count of Domestic Battery. According to the complaint, Trooper G.P. Hahn was dispatched to a call of a domestic at 24 7th St in Hendricks. He arrived on scene and made contact with the victim. She stated that the accused had entered the residence and they had gotten into an argument over a dog in the residence. She stated that the accused threatened the dog with a firearm which he had on his person. She stated that she attempted to take the firearm so the accused wouldn’t hurt the animal. She stated that the accused allegedly struck her in the face area and grabbed her by the neck before leaving the residence. The officer also spoke with her child who stated the accused had grabbed his mother’s neck. Hahn observed her face and neck area and located a red mark on the right side of her neck.
She was advised of the DVPO process.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
Ronald William Carr, of Parsons, has been charged with Grand Larceny. The complaint states that on Wednesday, Oct. 25, Sheriff J.E. Kopec obtained a four page hand written statement from the victim, Greg Cantrell, summarizing that the suspect, Ronald William Carr, stole multiple items and firearms from him. Carr’s mode of operation was stealing the items from the victim’s home then pawning some of the more valuable items and guns at two different pawn shops in Elkins.
Carr was able to steal firearms and tools from the victim’s home because he was allowed to live at the house due to him falling upon hard times and the victim feeling sympathy for him. The suspect is married to the victim’s daughter. The first transaction where the suspect stole and pawned an item was Nov. 22, 2022 and the last occurred on Sept. 13, 2023 according to pan transaction records.
On Oct. 24 Carr was arrested for an unrelated crime in the Brooklyn Heights area. He as living at a public National Forest campsite in a tent and homemade Teepee due to being kicked out of the victim’s home after it was suspected he had allegedly stolen numerous items from the home. Coincidental to the arrest at the campsite, Carr left behind a dog in his wife’s vehicle which is registered only in her name. Cantrell was notified about some items left at the campsite that were possibly his along with the car. Cantrell took possession of the car and the dog due to it being his grandchild’s dog.
The next day, Oct. 25, Cantrell called Kopec and informed he had found four pawn tickets folded up in the glove box of the vehicle, two of which were for his firearms that had been stolen. The other two tickets were from stealing firearms from a separate victim. That case is currently under investigation by the Parsons Detachment of the West Virginia State Police. Cantrell handed the tickets over to Kopec and a handwritten statement was obtained officially filing a formal complaint.
Kopec contacted all the local pawn shops and it was discovered that Carr had used two pawn shops, B&J Pawn and Phillips and Sons Pawn both of Elkins, to unload stolen firearms and tools belonging to the victim. It should be noted that Cantrell’s daughter was not present nor did she sign for any of the stolen items.
Some of the items that were stolen and pawned include a brand new Makita jig saw (recovered), an Irwin Hanson tap and die set (not recovered), a Taurus semi auto pistol (not recovered), Savage bolt Action Rifle .223 model Axis (recovered), a Savage semi-auto rifle 17HMR model A17 (not recovered), a Stihl FSA model 56 battery powered weed eater with charger and a leaf blower (not recovered), a Milwaukee M18 right angle ½ drill (recovered), a Milwaukee M12 oscillating tool (not recovered). The total value of the stolen property is $2,720.
In the victim’s statement he clearly state that he never let Carr have any of the stolen property nor did he give him permission to use any of the items mentioned in this complaint. An attempt was made to interview Carr but he did not return or answer the phone call.
The following property transfers have been recorded in the Tucker County Clerk’s office:
Mary Kay Harrison, Dry Fork District, Unit 116 Deerfield Village Condo to Herald F. Bennett and Deborah H. Bennett, $350,000.
David Allen Poling, Parsons Corporation, Lot 130 and ½ Lot 131 Yellow Spruce Street to Tracy L. Mullenex, $148,000.
Jaclyn L. Nichols, Jeffrey D. Hebb, Perry D. Hebb and Louise Y. Hebb, Fairfax District, .65 acres more or less to Perry D. Hebb and Louise Y. Hebb, $57,000.
