The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is dismissing a warrant for robbery against Damon Valentine. Mr. Valentine was incarcerated at the time the Budget Host Inn of Malden was robbed on December 1, 2014. Several witnesses and a piece of physical evidence initially linked him to the crime. The continuing investigation has led deputies to believe otherwise.
Some witnesses will likely be interviewed again, and additional information will be distributed as the investigation allows.
We are grateful for local news media helping us distribute the initial suspect photo and name. And we hope to provide surveillance video footage of the robbery in the near future.
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Corporal B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia Street East,
Charleston WV 25301
desk: 304-357-0732 / cell: 304-951-7328
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