Criminal Complaints
The following criminal complaints have been filed in the Tucker County Magistrate office:
- Travis Edward Barkley, of Parsons has been charged with two counts of Shoplifting, First Offense. According to the complaint on Tuesday, July 1 Patrolman First Class N.C. Gidley received a direct complaint from the Store Manager of BFS in Parsons. In regards to a theft of liquor.
Upon making contact with a store employee, the employee stated, in summary, that a male individual came into the store the previous evening and shoplifted a 750ml bottle of Fireball valued at $21,99 before tax. The employee identified the subject as Travis E. Barkley. The employee stated that he was observing the suspect in the area of the liquor and throughout the duration of being in the store, acting suspicious. The employee stated that the suspect then exited the liquor section, paid for some items, and exited the store after a few minutes. The employee then stated that they reviewed CCTV footage of him picking up a bottle of Fireball, make a motion consistent with taking the security tag off the bottle, make a motion consistent with putting the bottle into his pants pocket, exit the liquor section, pay for items at the counter that were not a bottle of Fireball, the exit the store.
After reviewing the CCTV footage the following day, Gidley saw the suspect enter the store at approximately 9:18 p.m. and is observed picking up a bottle of Fireball shortly after. He then makes motions consistent with the removal of a security tag, consistent with the placing of the bottle into his pants pocket and exits the liquor area. The bottle of Fireball that he picked up is not placed back on the shelf. The suspect is observed moving around the store on other cameras and it is evident that the bottle is in his pocket. He then pays for another item(s) and exits the store at approximately 9:29 p.m. without paying for the bottle of Fireball.
- Frank G. Dotson, of Parsons, was charged with one count of Removal, injury to or destruction of property and one count of Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance. The complaint states that on Wednesday, July 2 a complaint was filed with the WVSP Parsons Detachment where the victim advised that Frank “Chip” Dotson had went to their camp and removed fencing and gates. The victim further stated that the defendant did not have permission and was not asked to do any work on the property.
Upon traveling to said location, the officer observed fencing stacked in a pile near the property line. It was evident that equipment had been present on the property. It was also evident that the equipment was coming out of the driveway of the defendant. Two large gate posts and two pipe gates were missing from the property along with barbed wire around a pond, a wooden gate (destroyed), and split rail fencing taken down and destroyed. The two missing gate posts were observed from Clay Lick Road along the driveway of the defendant.
The victim had contacted the defendant regarding the removal of the said items and the defendant told him “He was just cleaning up” and alluded that the fence was on his property. The victim advised the officer that the fence around the perimeter of the camp had been in place for 30 years. The total amount of property destroyed is estimated to be approximately $990.
These incidents occurred in Tucker County and all suspects are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
Property Transfers
The following property transfers have been recorded in the Tucker County Clerk’s office:
- West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, Black Fork district, Agreed Order Vesting Absolute Title and Final Order to Jennings R. Lipscomb, Joseph R. Lipscomb, Joseph A. Lipscomb, Jerry R. Lipscomb, Robert R. Lipscomb, Katherine Lipscomb Helmick, West Virginia University Medical Corp., Allegheny & Western Energy Corp., Monongahela Power Company, Okey C. Moore, Orpha C. Moore and Randolph County Sheriff Treasurer, $214,750.
- Todd A. Isaacson, Black Fork District, Two Lots near Hambleton to Michael Witemore and Catherine Witemore, $16,000.
- Ernest Gotinsky, Black Fork District, 11 acres to Ryan Meisser and Christina Meisser, $250,000.
- Norma Chambers and Michael Chambers, Dry Fork District, Condominium Unit #69, Building #3, Deerfield Village Condominium to Daniel Sheehan and Jessica Sheehan, $350,000.
- Mona H. Wagner, Dry Fork District, Unit D2 Land of Canaan Resort Week 34 to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc., $577.50.
- Anthony J. Paletta and Mary Beth Paletta, Dry Fork District, Unit C4 Week 30 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- Margaret Shaffer Jones, Dry Fork District, Unit G6 Week 13 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc., Dry Fork District, Unit G6 Week 38 Land of Canaan vacation Resort to Margaret Shaffer Jones.
- Barbara Virginia Smythe, Dry Fork District, Unit E5 Week 18 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- Susan E. Bly, Dry Fork District, Unit F4 Week 34 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- James V. Robinson and Teresa K. Robinson, Dry Fork District, Unit C2 Week 26 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- Herbert V. Wright and Joyce A. Wright, Dry Fork District, Unit B1 Week 40 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- Deborah Duke Goss, Dry Fork District, Unit D4 Week 13 Land of Canaan Vacation Resort to Land of Canaan Home Owners Association Inc.
- Barbara Sue Cale/Formerly/Barbara Sue Means, Parson Corporation, Lot 3 City of Parsons to Barbara Sue Cale and John Wayne Cale.
