On November 19, 2013 at approximately 4:21 a.m. Metro 911 received a 911 call from Giles Hollow Road, Cabin Creek, WV. Corporal R. D. Evans of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched. The caller said he caught someone trying to steal his car. The caller had chased and stopped the man, and was detaining him until law enforcement arrived.
While investigating the incident Corporal Evans learned the following. Matthew Aaron Martin (21 years old of South Homewood Drive, Charleston WV) needed a place to stay, and asked a friend in Cabin Creek if he could stay with him for the night. During the night he stole his friends vehicle, a 1991 Ford F-150. Mr. Martin took his friend’s children’s video game system, as well. Along Giles Hollow Road the F-150 broke down.
Mr. Martin walked along Giles Hollow Road until he came to a residence with an unlocked front door. He entered that house and stole keys and credit cards from a purse, a digital camera, another video game system, and a laptop. Using the keys stolen from a resident’s purse he attempted to steal the car. The residents were awakened by Mr. Martin’s activity and confronted him. He was detained by a resident, Jason Beverly, Jr. Mr. Beverly stopped Mr. Martin from fleeing the area with items stolen from Mr. Beverly’s residence.
An ambulance from the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority was called to treat minor injuries to Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin was then transported to CAMC General Division.
Mr. Martin is currently under arrest. He will be charged with two counts of grand larceny (felonies), one count of burglary (felony), and petit larceny (misdemeanor). He has not been arraigned, but should be within 30 minutes (the current time, just before sending this email, is 9:42 a.m., November 19, 2013). A redacted copy of the criminal complaint charging Mr. Martin with these crimes has been prepared. It will be made available after the document is filed with the court at Mr. Martin’s arraignment.
Mr. Martin is also currently on bond for transferring and receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor. That charge was the result of another burglary investigation.
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Corporal B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia Street East,
Charleston WV 25301
304-357-0732 / 304-951-7328