Lately we’ve been studying an important document-West Virginia Correctional Population Forecast 2004-2014 A Study of the States Prison Population.
We wanted to be certain of the most up to date and accurate figures. Interestingly enough, through the course of our journey, we ran smack dab into some very interesting facts, figures and history!
First of all… our worries of becoming a Police State are all for naught!
No worries, be happy…because those days are already here!
“West Virginia has one of the fastest growing prison populations in the nation!”
“West Virginia has experienced a 73.3% increase in the incarceration rate!”
“The incarceration rate is 260 prison inmates per 100,000 population, an increase that is one of the highest in the nation!”
The incarceration rate is high unless of course you are in the snitches and bitches club, like our own “Hot Toddy” …then you wouldn’t find yourself doing a lengthy jail sentence for felony drug trafficking and possession. You could find yourself skating away on a hard drug infraction like Calhoun Counties Sara Beecher!
State Police said Sara Beecher sold a “confidential and reliable informant” a quantity of methamphetamine, and that Thomas Shock “took part in and assisted Sara Beecher by handling and relaying the controlled substance (methamphetamine) to the informant.”
Police said during the search of Sara Beecher’s residence, they discovered a quantity of what they believed to be methamphetamine, baggies and other materials used in delivery.
One of the main problems with overcrowding and not having enough space is the long sentences being handed down. WV seems to want to hand out the maximum and run sentences consecutively on different charges.
“The only solution is to build more prisons and that’s just what WV has in mind!”
The “powers that be” never have enough money, and now a need has been “created” to build more jails and more prisons and do it now! In fact the ultimate solution of building more prisons will most certainly make the prison industry the number one industry in West Virginia!(right click photo-left click view image for entire photo, if not shown)
“Put the poor people in jail…and keep them there! The rich can get richer by building more prisons!”
“OH NO! It’s a Police State…we should have seen this coming!”
“Yes, we should have!”
The Hur Herald saw it coming and so did our friends at the Calhoun Underground, they had this to report recently:
Old story! I am finding that nearly everyone who has had a run-in with the State Police has a story to tell. And nearly everyone states that they are scared to say anything for fear of suffering even worse problems. How convenient to be a violent person with a job in which you can safely express your violent nature, a job which comes with enough power that people who are victimized are too scared to report the violence.
My friend says he was driving down the street when he was pulled over. It was daytime, but none the less, the reason that was given was that he was pulled over because the officer could not “see” his license plate light.
This individual questioned the reality of this pull-over excuse and apparently used an unacceptable four letter word. He was ordered out of the car, thrown to the ground, handcuffed, sprayed with mace, kicked in the face and ribs, and spit upon. Then he was charged with assaulting an officer.
The officers who did most of the kicking were stated as being Trooper Doug Starcher, Trooper Tom Yanero, and Bill Stemple. There was another officer present whose name he could not remember. He specifically states that Yanero was the one who repeatedly spit on him, and that Starcher and Stemple were the ones who did most of the kicking. He states that his memory is somewhat cloudy regarding the details of the incident, as he was suffering from trauma to the head from being kicked repeatedly.
He was then taken to jail and held for several weeks WITHOUT OFFICIAL CHARGES.
When I asked him if he had filed complaints against the officers, he stated that he was AFRAID to for fear of retaliation.
If it were not for the truth blogs we would never ever hear the “real story!”
Who could forget this…TROOPER STARCHER WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR PERJURY !
“Now here is the ‘Police State’ Part…Special Prosecutor Will Be Appointed! “
That’s right ole Gerald B Hough came along and fixed this: A special prosecutor is being appointed to investigate State Policeman Doug Starcher for alleged perjury in a Calhoun drug case. Starcher, a senior trooper assigned to the Grantsville detachment for several years, gave sworn testimony to a grand jury, which led to the indictment and year-long prosecution of Chloe resident Kelly Mace.The officer said an illegal substance was found at the Mace residence, but it was never produced during proceedings.
“It was ‘Just Ok’ because lying to a grand jury is Gerry B’s specialty!”
“never produced during proceedings!”
“…a lot of things are never produced, like justice, fairness and treating citizens like humans!
“WHYTSELL SETTLES WITH STATE POLICE – MagLite Case Ends After Two And One-Half Years!”
An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a civil suit against Trooper Doug Starcher by Grantsville resident Richard Whytsell. Whytsell brought the action when State Police refused to replace the rear window of his car, and the department sustained charges of professional misconduct against the trooper.
The amount of the settlement was not disclosed, although Whytsell said he did not pursue the case for money. He was represented by Grantsville attorney F. John Oshoway.
Trooper Starcher did a traffic stop on Whytsell throwing a MagLite through his window after witnesses said the officer was “full of rage,” in what seemed to be a case of mistaken identity. Whytsell said “I did nothing wrong,” but Starcher continued to write citations against him and take him to magistrate
“…Speaking of never producing evidence here is one they hoped we all would forget: The defendant’s attorney Kevin Postalwait ask the State of West Virginia to disclose taped statements of the victim taken by Trooper Doug Starcher, with Licensed Social Worker Helen Jordan present. Although the court ordered Trooper Starcher to produce the tape, he was unable to do so.
Trooper Starcher is never made to produce the evidence… they just try to cover up the lies!
Starcher above
It is happening again in the former Chief Deputy Bandy Felony theft case!
The gun that was evidence in that case was supposedly sold, even though it was evidence and in the police evidence lock up…there has been many cases of missing money, and the missing money issue and further misconduct has come to light with the local Ronnie Rush Murder case!
The Supreme Court had to step in-in the Ronnie Rush Case and order a new trial!
“And all the while when everyone was wondering where the missing evidence is… even before the Johnny Richards Debacle and the missing evidence from the Steve Buvoltz case… people were talkin bout what criminal misconduct was happening on this case or that… a whole slew of bad deeds and criminal activity was a goin on!”
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A relatively large quantity of narcotics and controlled drugs was taken from Grantsville’s Rite-Aid Pharmacy during the late night hours Sunday or Monday morning. Thieves jimmied a side door to gain entrance, according to manager Marlene Richards.
One of the drugs taken was Oxy Contin. A Rite-Aid security manager arrived at the store yesterday to take an accurate inventory.
A morning clerk discovered the breaking and entering and called authorities!
And huge mystery crimes…. An 18-year-old Spencer woman is missing, and friends of the family have requested The Herald publish her picture. Christian Dawn Seabolt was last seen about 9 p.m. on August 31st when she went to get a pack of cigarettes.
She told her mother, Vickie, she was going to a Spencer store, and has not been heard from since. She is 5′ 3″ tall, weighs 135 pounds, has green eyes, and brown shoulder length hair. She was last wearing blue jeans, a pullover T-shirt with writing and lace-up combat boots.
“Is there another world above
Somewhere high up where we might meet
Did my ear hear a pale dove
Will I meet you on that golden street?”
“Where is she? Please, does anybody know!?”
“We are all trapped in a Police State waiting for Dawn to show”
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Christopher Todd Smith, of Grantsville has been charged with stealing a dead man’s credit card after he died in a car crash on Route 47 near Leachtown, Wood County on October 30th. Smith apparently came upon the fatal crash of Randolph Fluharty, a resident of Mineral Wells, taking the man’s credit card and using it the same day to purchase an ATV.
Smith is being held in Central Regional Jail on $10,000 bond. charged with two felony counts of false pretenses and stealing another persons identity.
Police say they found Smith because he forgot and gave a Grantsville address when making a purchase on the card.
And here is one of the first MYSTERY OF EVIL fires to be reported: SMOLDERING FIRE DAMAGES MT. ZION RESIDENCE – Heavy Damage To Frank And Jeannie Smith House
A smoldering fire erupted to the outside of a residence on Mt. Zion Ridge, doing extensive damage to part of the dwelling Wednesday morning.
The ranch-style residence of Frank and Jeannie Smith and their four children, caught fire shortly after the family went to Parkersburg to shop.
“And still the mystery of evil fires burn!”
There was a time round here when even the local magistrate was Crooked.. which of course made it a little easier to manipulate the situation:
Judge Nibert asked the former magistrate “Are you in fact guilty?” after which he replied “Yes.” The prosecutor said Magistrate Steve Johnson made restitution of some misappropriated funds, indicating about $3000 had been paid back. Schulenberg said six additional “traffic tickets” have reportedly surfaced, that Johnson apparently skimmed from his office accounts. He indicated an amount in excess of $1000 was still to be recovered.
Johnson’s office was audited by the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office at the request of the West Virginia Supreme Court. Discrepancies surfaced after which Johnson resigned and moved to South Carolina.
The audit also said the court failed to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles after individuals did not pay their fines, which would have led to license suspensions for non-payment. Johnson told the Calhoun Commission last year such a practice was routine.
Judge Nibert said the plea does not affect what punishment will be given Johnson, with a pre-sentence hearing. He could face 1-10 years in prison and a $2500 fine.
We all knew at the time, that the ONE to TEN prison thing was out of the question! Johnson walked holding his Johnson and only really did a few days in jail!
Jesus Christ if that were you are me, we would have gotten ten years hard time!
“As you can see the writing was on the wall way back when!”
State Police from at least four counties responded to a fight with reported gunfire on Hattie’s Run off Route 5, near the Calhoun-Gilmer line Thursday night. Calhoun 911 received a call from Cheryl Richards reportedly saying a man identified as Greg Hudson had been involved in a conflict and had a gun.
Hudson was reportedly “fighting” with another man at the Richard’s residence.
Hudson, who was said to be an out-of-area resident, owning a hunting cabin in the rural area, apparently fled the scene shortly after 10:15 p.m., traveling to Cherry Fork, but later returned to the area as police arrived. Troopers Jeff Hunt from Calhoun, Tom Yanero from Gilmer and Doug Starcher from Roane responded to the call, along with State Policemen from Braxton County.
When the incident first broke, Trooper Hunt advised Calhoun Control he did not want Sheriff Allen Parsons (or his deputies) to respond, only State Police, although state officers were a considerable distance from the scene. Hunt responded from the Nicut area in southern Calhoun.
Trooper Hunt above
West Virginia is one of the only states where you can kill someone and be convicted of a misdemeanor and do jail time just like ‘357 Evey‘ Everette Campbell!
357 Evey with attorney
Nineteen-year-old Melvin A. Shaffer was found guilty of negligent homicide today before a jury in Calhoun Magistrate Court. He was charged in the death of Rodney Wagoner, 44, of Big Bend.
Magistrate Rick Postalwait sentenced Shaffer to one year in jail and fined him $1000 plus court costs. Shaffer was taken to Central Regional Jail!
Speaking of Rick Postalwait he was elected by overwhelming numbers!
CALHOUN COUNTY MAGISTRATE
1392 votes for Rick “Bubba” Postawait/Democrat
Now 1392 votes may not sound like a lot, but put into perspective it is a huge vote compared to the number that voted!
Speaking of putting numbers into perspective…
..lets talk about the number of local police officers in trouble! A local CalPatty Press article read by thousands of people, and the article that has gotten the most attention out-of -state, gets specific; “Power tends to Corrupt Absolute Power corrupts absolutely…”
Sgt Campbell above (former Grantsville WV Calhoun County headquarters)
Cops on the list!
Sgt C J Ellyson– Sgt Campbell–Shane Dellinger– Chief Deputy Bandy(charged with theft and burglary)– State Police Trooper Doug Starcher the most hated and complained about trooper in central WV–“Don’t forget Yanero with Dinero or Mikey Kendall!”
Never forget” Ron ‘Gordo’ Gordon” known for letting “DINO” his little dinosaur out to play with the women on home confinement
“ALL BELONG TO THE HALL OF SHAME!”
“Now if you ADD the BAD… and divide into the number of Law Enforcement officers assigned to the local area… you will get a ratio that has to be the highest in the nation for complaints and corruption!!”
In fact “that figure” is so high it is astounding!
Put the math into words and the theorem spells… Police State!
Indeed our worst fears are realized and nobody is doing a damn thing about it!
One good thing is when I stay at my Grandma’s old house I’ve got an interesting alarm system!
In fact you may just call it a good old fashioned “Red Neck” alarm system, to keep from getting sneaked up on at 11:11pm on a Saturday night like they did to that good ole boy Mike Fisher over there in a Jackson County!
You won’t have no account to be a pullin a ” Jackson” round here!
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crookedcountycrooks // October 2, 2007 at 6:13 p
West Virginia Correctional Population Forecast 2004-2014 is a SCARY document, also you may want to take notice of the “powers that be” moving toward turning the College on the Hill into the Criminal Justice Institute for West Virginia!
If they continue to take on folk like Hot Toddy and are serious about it, then certainly bleakness is a certain prediction!
Damian // October 2, 2007 at 8:41 p
Is it true that either the CalPatty Press and or the Calhoun Underground will soon be related to the Hur Herald by marriage?
That’s the word on the street!
calpattypress // October 3, 2007 at 2:03 p
Sorry, had to delete a couple of comments prompted by some weird ‘Fire Starting Cult’ ca ca mamey comment and stuff saying how ‘Hot Toddy’ and his Cult cracked the CPPress for IP numbers.
First of all anyone’s IP here are sacred and no one gives a damn what your IP is, in addition, we all have dynamic IP’s that change all the time,plus there are some good programs out there that will show an IP, but it isn’t yours and then it is never the same one. We suggest one of those deals, if anyone is ever worried bout any of that, but mostly…
Frankly Scarlet we don’t give a damn!
Editors note: The dogs in the picture, are certainly, sleep all day party all night dogs!
calhoununderground // October 3, 2007 at 9:45 p
A man goes to his child support hearing. He presents all the reasons why the amount of monthly child support should be reduced. He is disabled and unemployed, he gets SSD, and his son ends up with twice the money every month that his father does. The father ends up with not even enough to pay his electric and phone bills.
But after hearing all the evidence, the judge is not moved and states that he still does not see any reason to reduce child support.
The father thinks a moment, and asks, “what about simply being FAIR?”
Novel idea…
The Judge stops and gets a strange look on his face and then reduces the monthly payment…
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That was a TRUE story. That about says it all when the judge has to be REMINDED to be fair and it is a notion that takes him by SURPRISE…
Let us just say that Calhoun U/Hurherald WOULD make a mighty nice tribe, but lets not get premature, shall we? Less ya’ll know sumpin’ I don’t…
calpattypress // October 4, 2007 at 2:16 p
Jury deliberates 21 minutes before returning not guilty verdict
On Tuesday, September 25, jury selection and trial in the case of State of West Virginia vs: Robert J. Gibson, was held in the Circuit Court of Braxton County with the Honorable Richard Facemire, presiding. The State of West Virginia was represented by her Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Dotson and the Defendant was represented by Attorney Brian Bailey.
The State called to testify Deputy David Dennison and Deputy Travis Flint of the Braxton County Sheriff’s Office, Trooper Phil Huff (formerly a Braxton County Deputy Sheriff) and Ms. Stacy Taylor of the West Virginia State Police Drug Laboratory. Thereafter, the State of West Virginia rested.
The Defendant took the stand and testified in his own behalf.
The case was given to the jury at approximately 2:33 P.M. for deliberation. At 2:54 P.M. the jury returned the verdict of not guilty and found Robert J. Gibson, not guilty of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (marijuana). Based upon the jury verdict, the Defendant was ordered released from the Central Regional Jail and his bond was also released.
Sonny // October 4, 2007 at 10:33 p
Is that the Brian Baily from Buckhannon? There is another real good attorney that lives and has an office in the same area J Burton Hunter. Obviously this was certainly not a public defender situation. Just goes to show you the public defender route is never a choice one should make.
calhoununderground // October 4, 2007 at 11:11 p
I know it’s not Sunday, but todays sermon will be on JURY NULLIFICATION. Seeing how NOBODY has heard of it, it’s time they do. The words JURY NULLIFICATION should be repeated like a mantra until they become a household words. I’m pretty sure its the best defense there is against the growing police state. It’s something the JUDGE will not tell you. They DON’T want you to know. It’s an unspoken law. But it IS a law. If you DON’T know about it, you CAN’T exercise all your rights and privileges as a JUROR. And if you are called to jury duty and you try to get out of it, you CAN’T be of any help.
Basically, what it means is, it really does NOT matter what the “law” states. If you are a juror, you can simply NULLIFY that law if you don’t believe in it. One single juror can vote NOT GUILTY, no matter what the “law” states, and it MAY piss off some of the other jurors and the judge, but it IS acceptable. A hung jury is a hung jury. And MAYBE while you are in there deliberating, you can educate the REST of the jury about JURY NULLIFICATION and you won’t be the only one voting NOT GUILTY.
Pretty much makes all the railroad jobs by the police obsolete. Makes the corrupt judges and lawyers look stupid. Makes a few bad laws ineffective.
Please everyone, look up JURY NULLIFICATION and see for yourself and TELL OTHERS.
Amen.
crookedcountycrooks // October 4, 2007 at 11:31 p
Your subject of JURY NULLIFICATION is an interesting concept. Do you know of any examples of where this situation came into play? The “Jury” is one of the biggest problems in Crooked County. In a case now fairly before the Supreme Court, a lady named Judy Stalnaker was known to have attended private social affairs at the home of a man we now know to be extremely dishonest, you know, the man with the fake southern charm and the JC PENNY suits…Gerald B Hough. “Now”… experts say this juror Stalnaker should never have even been “considered” as a juror. But, in Crooked County it’s “Just OK” because they make their own rules! Also another Juror Peggy Moore that owns the local restaurant “Common Place” had a son that worked at the Flatwoods regional jail. According to state laws in WV that situation of having a direct relative working for Law Enforcement is certainly a no no if you are going to sit on a jury! Crooked County Prosecutor Hough and defense counsel John Oshoway should have known that… it is basic education LAW 101.
All the members of that particular 10 woman 2 man jury are now under study and even more problems have arisen as to the question of… could a defendant have considered this a fair and impartial jury? … And the answer was a definite NO!
calpattypress // October 4, 2007 at 12:36 p
Thought I would mention this before going back to work from lunch. Looks like that Calhoun Underground predicted the situation with the Braxton Jury on the marijuana case months ago!
“Documentation is the key. One person making a complaint cannot expect to see immediate results, but if enough complaints of State Police misconduct are received and documented there is far greater probability that something positive will be accomplished. There is power in numbers.”
“We are already seeing some juries who are not accepting everything the State Police say as gospel. This is a VERY GOOD SIGN! It means people are thinking. Now it is time to take things to the next level.”
If anyone out there can give us more info on that case or has a contact info for Robert J. Gibson the defendant please write to cal.patty@hotmail.com
And in answer to the CCC comment: Unquestionably, our public safety and public welfare is too important to entrust solely to public officials that are easily swayed by party politics, political bribery, private interest, and other dirty political plots and ploys, as Gerry Hough obviously is.
Actually..... // October 4, 2007 at 1:13 p
Actually, there was a form of “jury nullification” in the Ronnie Rush murder trial. I don’t remember exactly how it went, but I’ll try to get the idea across.
The jury had several options, because of the multiple charges, but the main jist was this: if the jury felt Ronnie was a present during the murders, but didn’t necessarily pull the trigger, he was to be sentenced/punished JUST AS IF HE DID pull the trigger. (Accessory to murder gets the same punishment). If he was part of a burglary or robbery with a gun, the sentence also should have included a conviction of murder.
HOWEVER – in their decision, the jury’s decision came down finding him guilty of first degree robbery, nighttime burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery. Guilty of using a gun in these crimes – but NOT GUILTY of murder in the first degree. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
In other words, the jury did NOT follow the law as written, or the judge’s instructions as given. They provided leniency on Rush with their decision, which was outside the regulations of law and judge’s instruction. And yet, there was nothing the judge, defender or prosecutor could do to change or alter the jury’s decision, which is always final.
Again, I don’t clearly remember it all, but I’m pretty sure that’s how it went. Of course, the retrial in that case starts soon anyway…..
Sonny // October 4, 2007 at 1:57 p
You can bet your sweet bibby that a lot of students of law and WV attorneys will be following the Ronnie Rush case closely. The West Virginia Supreme Court has decided that Rush was not treated as a normal prisoner or suspect and his Miranda rights were disrespected by state police after asking for counsel in Calhoun County and the Supreme court has ordered another trial.
Surely these types of incidents are not covered at the academy like they should have been; or this situation would have never occurred. The fact that this case is now once again before the circuit court, at a cost of thousands, is the real crime.
Sonny // October 4, 2007 at 2:11 p
One more thing Magistrate Rick Postalwait gave Shaffer the maximum sentence for the crime convicted of, but somehow, I got the impression by the above article that you thought Shaffer got off light.
Just thought I would point that out.
calpattypress // October 4, 2007 at 6:31 p
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calpattypress // October 4, 2007 at 8:31 p
To answer a couple of question about former Trooper Campbell and allegations of misconduct here is a report made by Bob Weaver from last March:
Sgt. Darrin Campbell, in a press statement following Richards’ arrest, told the Hur Herald a field test was positive for the presence of meth, while officers did a search of the property.
Catlett’s motion says “Staggering negligence is the conclusion most charitable to the state…There is no claim that the evidence was destroyed during testing, as there was no testing done.”
Catlett was critical of the Grantsville State Police, saying before a December 19, 2006 hearing, an officer testified that to the best of his knowledge these items were in his possession, when they had “been in a garbage dump for three months.”
The motion says there is “a much darker picture than mere negligence,” indicting “a shocking failure to preserve the evidence” or that the evidence ever made it to the detachment.
Much like the Kelley Mace meth case a few years ago, there was no analysis of an illegal drug, nor was the illegal drug ever presented.
Cpl. Doug Starcher testified numerous times during the Mace case that State Police had an illegal substance (meth) in their possession, taken from her residence using a search warrant.
The case was eventually dropped, when Starcher could not produce the evidence.
A State Police internal investigation and a criminal investigation of Starcher’s sworn statements, indicating perjury, produced no repercussions for the officer.
crookedcountycrooks // October 4, 2007 at 8:47 p
The latest on the big civil suit involving gas royalties being manipulated by the big shot corporate fucks:
From the Times Record
Chesapeake Energy and NiSource officials hoping to set aside a $400 million verdict have come up short in Roane Circuit Court.
The next stop will be the state Supreme Court, and the clock has started ticking.
Defendants in the class-action lawsuit, which has drawn nationwide attention, now have four months to file a petition for appeal with the state Supreme Court. An appeal is not automatic, and the case will have to be accepted by the court before the appeal would actually be heard.
Roane Judge Tom Evans III filed an order last week in which he upheld the verdict returned by a Roane jury following a three-week trial in January.
The 31-page ruling was the final step on the local level. In the ruling, Evans upheld all of his earlier rulings and refused the defendants’ request to either dismiss the case or set aside the verdict and grant a new trial.
The four-month period in which the defendants can file an appeal started the day that order was filed, Sept. 25.
calpattypress // October 5, 2007 at 12:20 p
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Stacy Hickman rats on Ranger // October 5, 2007 at 2:47 p
stacy hickman
1:30 am, Oct 5, 2007 EDT
johns in the glen ville area… for enough money i will tell some one where he is…..
Editors note: Wow the things people will do for money, and they said she was a whore?
crookedcountycrooks // October 5, 2007 at 11:54 p
FOR YOUR FRIDAY LUNCHTIME ENJOYMENT-A True story told from the past. And Yet I ask: Is not the same type of thing going on in Glenville among the feudal lords?
(Sorry, had to use your clever title to bring you this NOON lunchtime treat from the Archives!)
West Virginia Mayor Is Indicted on Drug Charges
Mike Roark, the Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., was indicted by a Federal grand jury today on charges of possessing and distributing cocaine as well as conspiring to obstruct an investigation.
Mike Roark, the Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., was indicted by a Federal grand jury today on charges of possessing and distributing cocaine as well as conspiring to obstruct an investigation.
Mr. Roark, who is 41 years old, was charged with either possessing or distributing cocaine in many locations, including his office, a nearby bar, in a high school parking lot and in a restroom at a Willie Nelson concert, according to the long-expected indictment handed up in Bluefield, W.Va. He Has Denied Drug Use
The Mayor, a Republican serving his second term, is also charged in the 30-count indictment with obstructing justice by inducing a witness to provide false information to a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to commit perjury before a Federal grand jury.
Mr. Roark has denied allegations of drug use. There was no answer at his office in Charleston late this afternoon, or at his home.
If convicted of all charges, Mr. Roark could face a maximum prison sentence of 182 years and fines of up to $525,000.
Mr. Roark, a former Kanawha County prosecutor and lawyer with the Justice Department’s Organized Crime Strike Force, has been the subject of drug-related rumors throughout his political career. Last fall a convicted drug dealer testified in Federal Court that he saw the Mayor use cocaine in a restaurant restroom in December 1984.
Last April Mr. Roark defeated a longtime adversary by an 18 percent margin to win a second four-year term as Mayor of West Virginia’s capital city. Mr. Roark’s opponent, John Hutchinson, a former Congressman, called Charleston a ”drug distribution center,” and repeatedly criticized the Mayor for what he said were links between his administration and drug use in the city. #3 Others Named in Indictment Also named in the indictment was David Vernon Dodd, a 34-year-old self-employed promoter of rock concerts. He was indicted on six counts of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Kanawha County, West Va., from the summer of 1984 to February 1986.
Terry Hicks, a bartender, was indicted on four counts of distribution of cocaine in Charleston between August 1985 and April, 1986. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
Timothy Dodd of Cross Lanes, W.Va., was also indicted on eight counts of conspiring to distribute and distribution of cocaine in Kanawha County.
David Vernon Dodd could not be reached by telephone for comment. Mr. Hicks and Timothy Dodd did not have telephone listings.
The rumors about Mr. Roark’s drug involvement began in 1983 in his successful campaign to defeat incumbent Mayor Joe Smith, a Democrat. According to newspaper accounts at the time, the F.B.I. investigated the disappearance of a vial of cocaine that was confiscated by police in a 1982 drug raid. Mr. Roark, then the Kanawha County prosecutor, was among a handful of people who handled the vial after it was seized.
Those rumors continued throughout Mr. Roark’s first term as mayor, most recently in January when a local businessman testified that he and the Mayor used cocaine in a white-water rafting trip in October 1984.
Mr. Roark, a graduate of the West Virginia University Law School, served four years as a Justice Department prosecutor in Pittsburgh before returning to West Virginia in 1978 to run for county prosecutor. He has frequently been mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for governor or Congress.
NEWS from Gods Country // October 5, 2007 at 2:19 p
BRAXTON MAGISTRATE INDICTED
(10/05/2007)
A grand jury has charged a magistrate with intimidating a witness in a drug case involving her son.
Braxton County Magistrate Carolyn Cruickshanks is accused of helping her son, Jordan Grubb, distribute court documents to other inmates at Central Regional Jail about a witness in the case, State Police have said.
Cruickshanks was indicted this week.
State Police charged Grubb in March with retaliation against a state’s witness.
The state Supreme Court suspended Cruickshanks without pay in March following her arrest.
The State Police in Braxton County had previously been in conflict with the magistrate, including filing ethics charges against her.
(HH source)
calpattypress // October 5, 2007 at 2:49 p
CROOKED COPS IN COURT TODAY IN CHARLESTON!
CAUGHT, But walk with just a slap on the wrist!
A Charleston police captain and a former city police officer are poised to plead guilty to misdemeanor double-dipping charges.
Eric L. Eagle, who retired as a lieutenant and was an investigator for the department’s internal affairs division, is scheduled to appear in front of Kanawha Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib Jr. today.
Eagle’s attorney, Bill Forbes, confirmed Thursday that Eagle plans to plead guilty via information to one count of obtaining by false pretenses
Capt. James A. Sands, a former patrol supervisor, is to enter the same plea next month in front of Chief Circuit Judge Charles King, said Forbes, who also represents Sands.
An information, as opposed to an indictment from a grand jury, can indicate that a defendant is cooperating with prosecutors.
Sands was placed on administrative leave in June and later asked for medical retirement. Mayor Danny Jones and city police chief Brent Webster have not said why Sands is on administrative leave or if his status is related to double-dipping.
Eagle and Sands are not the only members of the Charleston police department to face criminal charges for working for private employers while on the city’s clock.
In April, former detective James L. “Chip” Nowling was convicted of obtaining money by a fraudulent scheme and computer fraud, both felonies, for having more than 1,700 conflicted hours between 2001 and 2003. Nowling was sentenced to three years probation in July.
Assistant Kanawha County prosecutor Scott Reynolds said that the deal offered to Eagle and Sands — plead guilty to one misdemeanor and make restitution — was also offered to Nowling, but he chose to go to trial.
crookedcountycrooks // December 1, 2008 at 4:03 p
This part of the article is priceless!
“Now if you ADD the BAD… and divide into the number of Law Enforcement officers assigned to the local area… you will get a ratio that has to be the highest in the nation for complaints and corruption!!”
In fact “that figure” is so high it is astounding!
“ALL BELONG TO THE HALL OF SHAME!”
calpattypress // December 1, 2008 at 4:14 p
I hear tonight’s council meeting is about Hot Toddy. Whats up with that?
Answer:
New zoning laws are going into effect declaring an official hooker area inside the city limits, which would put 102 Johnson street just outside the limits, therefore Lucy would no longer being able to charge for sexual favors. Inside the city limit sex with Gila Monsters is prohibited also.
Calhoununderground // December 2, 2008 at 11:51 p
I see Roane County Slime-with-a-badge just managed to shoot someone in the head. I sure hope there were plenty of witnesses! Anybody know the actual NAME of said tax-feeder?
calpattypress // December 2, 2008 at 12:08 p
State PO PO shoots man
State police shot and critically injured a Clendenin man yesterday who fled from them last week.
Sgt. Ken McCord of the West Virginia State Police would not identify the suspect this morning. The man remained in critical condition after being flown by helicopter to CAMC General Hospital late last night.
But McCord said the man was the driver of a van involved in an attempt to run over troopers last week near Clendenin. (sure he was)
The man, identified at the time as Stephen KREIN of Clendenin, fled into the woods after attempting to strike troopers on Keiffer Fork Road the night before Thanksgiving.
Three other people who were passengers in the car were arrested at the scene and were god damn lucky they were not shot on the spot for just knowing Stevie Krein. (he’s a cryin now)
According to McCord, troopers caught up with STEVIE near Walton last night.
Troopers spotted Krein sitting in a parked car at a convenience store at the intersection of U.S. 119 and Ambler Ridge Road at about 9 p.m. and ordered him to get out of his truck. McCord said he refused and began to pull out of the parking lot.
State police said Krein hit the police cruiser on the passenger side door and started to drive toward one of the troopers. The officer used his service weapon and fired at least one shot in an attempt to stop Krein, According to this totally bogus report of the incident by the State Po Po.
So the cops say dude was going to ram them, but is that really what happened?
Really what happened is that they saw the guy that ran from them last week and decided to stop him early in the confrontation this time by putting a bullet in his head.
It all happened just after 9 last night on Route 119 near Ambler Ridge in Roane County.
The shooting took place outside of Huffman’s store !
crookedcountycrooks // December 2, 2008 at 2:06 p
Notice how the trooper went for the head shot!
No attempt to shoot the tires or a warning shot would have been good.
All the target practice and no blood?
Oh no, if the State E’s got a hard on for ya, then you will be shot and killed no questions asked.
The boy has a mother ya know!
Jamtart // December 2, 2008 at 5:21 p
I know how to solve the green shitr problem. Attrition.
Jamtart // December 2, 2008 at 5:21 p
BTW, that’s NOT a typo.
Team Ranger/SS Rep // December 3, 2008 at 12:05 p
“…Somewhere in time” comments
A call from Lisa Wexler revealed this quote “Hot toddy should have kept a hold of that a Hot Roddy and left that computer alone”
HUR HERALD- BOB WEAVER Reported the following report below!****************************
Smith Arrested On False Pretense Charges!
SMITH ARRESTED BY RIPLEY CITY POLICE!
Grantsville resident Christopher Todd Smith was arrested Wednesday on two counts of false pretenses, related to representation with intent to defraud a flea market in Jackson County on September 8th.
The Jackson County warrant says that Smith came into the business and bought two computers while the owner was not present, alleging that Smith switched a sign on a Dell computer system that was not for sale, purchasing it for $35.
The second charge alleges Smith changed the price on another computer, purchasing it for $10.
He was released on $500 bond.
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According to Lisa Wexler CCC, “Hot Toddy Smith recently had his web sites pulled for TOS violations. Six sites Yanked in one week along with a Federal FCC complaint filed for publishing private information obtained by illicit means, and publishing sexual comments, and threats! “Wexler stated, Hot Toddy got his once popular “Grantsville” web site PULLED! Then he put up another,then that one would get YANKED, and another would appear, and then that site would also get YANKED, then another and then that site under a different name would get YANKED!
Wexler further stated, “Hott Toddy would get YANKED more than a Hot Toddy Roddy, now that’s a LOT of YANKIN!”
More News on “Todd YANKED six times in a week Smith” Coming………… later!
Heres some tissue! Heres some tissue! Heres some tissue!
Heres some tissue! Heres some Tissue! Heres some Tissue!
Johnny Richards // December 3, 2008 at 8:06 p
I would say that there is a “slow destruction” of the green shitr’s… and that destruction is being caused within their self. A more speedy self destruction would be nice however, but not at the expense of innocent citizens.
Yep… not a typo on this one either…
Gilmer County that don't like crooks // December 3, 2008 at 12:38 p
The below excerpt from a CalPatty article is priceless!
You’re certainly not going to see any blacks out in the bush growing weed!
But, if you do want to see blacks all you need to do is travel down the road a piece to Glenville West Virginia where everyday is Martin Luther King day. Hell negro, rape yourself an underage white girl while you’re there! A GSC football player named DAVIS did and the 17 year old white girl was humiliated in the fact that she couldn’t even be referred to by her real name.
They certainly didn’t have a place for Davis at the jail!
No need to worry about paying the county bill there! He ain’t gonna cost us no $49.00 a day!
The local Glenville elite rescued him right out from the grasp of the city police!
Tim Butcher the Glenville City Attorney couldn’t risk the precious college getting a bad name even though everybody….EVERYBODY KNOWS that wasn’t the first time a young underage white girl was raped by a “Every day is Martin Luther King day recruit!”
….And that’s fucked up!
Our West Virginia forefathers certainly would have handled that situation a little bit differently!
Maybe that’s the problem!
The people in charge of the cities and counties “NOW” are a bunch of self-important son’s of bitches!
They all suffer from the dreaded disease of too many degree’s but not enough education!
The interests of the common folk are never met!
crookedcountycrooks // December 3, 2008 at 3:00 p
A must come read for yourself CCC article!
http://crookedcountycrooks.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/somewhere-in-time-from-the-lost-files-of-the-ccc-a-christmas-message-from-justi/
Somewhere in time! From the Lost files! A Christmas Message from Justiss
calhoununderground // December 4, 2008 at 12:37 p
So. Maybe we need to form an alternate to the KKK and start stringin’ up greenshirts?
Just an observation. When the cops arrest someone, they want a statement RIGHT FRIGGIN’ NOW. Trouble is, lots of times, when someone is being arrested, they are UPSET and not themselves. Matter of fact, an arrest COULD bring on things like Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. And that’s just a NORMAL arrest.
I’ve seen METH PSYCHOSIS first hand, and it ain’t pretty. In fact it closely resembles the most severe forms of several mental illnesses including Bipolar and schizophrenia. Any Dr. will tell you if you simply miss a few days sleep and you could start exhibiting signs of mental illness. There is NO WAY that the cops or anyone else for that matter should be taking seriously any statements of any kind from people who are not mentally stable!!!
Another observation. I don’t know one single soul (out of probably at least a hundred) who has EVER been busted for ANY kind of mind altering illegal substance and who has NOT been considered a “narc” by someone. It is common, and actually happens ALL THE TIME. Gossip and Rumors. Whether it’s true or not, the police routinely use this idea as a way to separate and alienate people in order to further their investigations. They know if you can destroy trust between people, get them finger pointing and all, you can get more info for your investigations.
Guess we can decide whether to play into their game or not. It’s the beauty of FREE WILL…
Editors note: “So. Maybe we need to form an alternate to the KKK and start stringin’ up greenshirts?”
You are starting to sound a lot like LMR and the CalPatty Press, but it wouldn’t be right since the State Po Po is 98% White, however, we feel your frustration!
calpattypress // December 4, 2008 at 1:49 p
An Investigative Reporter Broke Open the Explosive Story of Mainstream Press that Betrayed America
The White House apologist mainstream press corps flagellated the Internet blogs and news services, such as CalPatty Press, claiming that writers on the net are fast with the truth.
What the reality is, is this: sites like CalPattyPress.wordpress.com are fast, fast in telling the truth. The New York Times and Washington Post and other mainstream news sources are so interested in protecting the status-quo that they are now the tail end of breaking White House scandal stories, rather than breaking them. They can lay claim to be 12th and 13th to publish hot news stories, two weeks after they’ve hit the Internet!!
The same situation exists but on a smaller scale in West Virginia!
The real investigative news story that needs to happen is not in the mainstream press; it is about the mainstream press.
It takes a REAL investigative reporter to get the A REAL Story!
That’s how we do it in West Virginia! The main stream news is all controlled by politics!
The WV governor controls the press in WV! That is some Bullshit!
It had been a mind boggling Orwellian week a few years back when a Capitol Hill/White House Press Corps that couldn’t stop salivating 24/7 over a blow job dismisses a non-journalist getting access to CIA documents and questioning the President of the United States, while he moonlights as a gay military hooker, dismisses the story as nothing, even as untold numbers of questions are raised about the White House credentialing process, with enormous implications for potential lapses in national security.
No one wants to rock the boat there, even when a mega-scandal is sitting right next to them.
Okay, so let’s get Republican here. It’s not the seedy sex and whether or not Gannon/Guckert was “servicing” anybody at the White House; it’s the lying. But the White House Press Corps long ago stopped caring about Bush White House duplicity. Lying is the coin of the realm at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Gannon/Guckert wasn’t the only one to transmit White House press releases without any serious questioning of their veracity.
There are a thousand and one questions that can and should be raised about the White House stonewalling and lies about the Gannon/Guckert affair, among all the other lies told. And the only reason you will see them on the net is because it can get a reporter fired to bring them up fairly in the mainstream press (with the exception of columnists).
It’s got nothing to do with credentials. You can report a Pentagon news release, get two people in the Pentagon to say it’s true, and still be writing up a lie. It’s who you ask, what you ask, and how vigorously you pursue the story. Most mainstream reporters can telephone in their stories nowadays after getting news releases from the Bush Administration.
It’s the same story in WV! The real news would be about our corrupt WV Supreme Court and entire WV Judicial system! But it is all controlled by big Joe!
Mainstream reporting in WV is BULLSHIT!
Mostly all lies! It is all SPIN!
Rape in the COUNTY JAIL!
A huge lid has been put on a story by several news outlets in WV
It was about RAPE in the South Central Regional Jail
We have found the subject matter, and the actual evil act itself so appalling, that it’s difficult to report on! But really, is it so different or more appalling then what’s really been happening in and around Calhoun County and Crooked County?
The CalPatty Press was the only media outlet that really got the story out there!
If it wasn’t for the CalPatty Press it would have all been covered up! Luckily we had someone at the state capital to get information on another scandal involving local issues. If it wasn’t for a fluke the story would have never been told.
The WV State Police were given the job of investigating the incident, but they buried the story!
Truth blogs provide the real story!
The “story” they don’t want you to know!
Our American Dream is about to turn into a Nightmare!
The latest shooting by the State Police will be another cover up!
NOW people are ASKING for a good investigative reporter!
The truth blogs are the only media source dedicated to the truth, and are all about the difficult task of actually reporting accurately on the “Real Story!”
crookedcountycrooks // December 4, 2008 at 3:08 p
Duffel bags stuffed with cocaine were delivered by plane to a suburban airport in the U.S. state of Illinois while two sheriff’s officers provided security.
A police officer stood by to guard the cash and keep out the riffraff at a poker game where $100,000 changed hands.
And a drug dealer was told squad cars marked “sheriff” and “sheriff’s police” might be available on a “freelance” basis to provide protection for his deliveries.
Such tales of law enforcement gone awry emerged in court papers Tuesday Dec 02 as U.S. federal prosecutors unveiled a series of elaborate sting operations aimed at officers hired out to ride shotgun for drug deals and other criminal activities.
sayanechan1 // December 5, 2008 at 8:34 p
Oh so you like the chip-monks too! I have always liked them ever since the first movie. You gotta appreciate the classics^^
calpattypress // December 6, 2008 at 2:02 p
Bank Robbers
News update via Hur Herald
Police have been in constant motion since two men robbed the Arnoldsburg branch bank of Calhoun Banks at 4 p.m. yesterday
State Police and the Calhoun Sheriff’s Department are focusing on the Arnoldsburg area late Friday evening, apparently following leads related to the suspects.
Earlier in the evening, police went to an area near the Victory Baptist Church just south of Grantsville, were a man meeting the description of one of the suspects was reportedly spotted.
Sources indicate at least one of the suspects involved in the incident could be known to authorities.
Breaking News // December 6, 2008 at 12:47 p
08M-0000282 – By B.A. Scarbro-DNR – Christopher Smith, illegal possession of wildlife, offense date 11/20/08, warrant date 11/21/08
08M-0000283 – By B.A. Scarbro-DNR – Christopher Smith, shooting from roadway, offense date 11/20/08, warrant date 11/21/08
08M-0000284 – By B.A. Scarbro-DNR – Christopher Smith, hunting from a motor vehicle, offense date 11/20/08, warrant date 11/21/08
08M-0000285 – By B.A. Scarbro-DNR – Christopher Smith, failure to field tag, offense date 11/20/08, warrant date 11/21/08
08M-0000286 – By B.A. Scarbro-DNR – Christopher Smith, hunting on private land without permit, offense date 11/20/08, warrant date 11/21/08