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April 12, 2013: Second Suspect Arrested in Overnight Meth Lab Case
On Friday, April 12, 2013 at approximately 10:00 a.m. Deputies R. D. Meadows and M. D. Dickerson arrested James A. Triplett at an apartment on George’s Creek Drive, near Malden. He was arrested on...
View ArticleApril 14, 2013: Man Shot in Face in Institute, WV
On April 13, 2013 at approximately 8:36 p.m. Deputy J. T. Snyder of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Smoot Avenue, near the intersection with Carver Street, in Institute, WV for a...
View ArticleApril 15, 2013: Early Morning Home Invasion Robbery in Rand
On April 15, 2013, at approximately 4:30 a.m. Metro 911 received a 911 call reporting a home invasion style robbery occurred on the 5300 block of Raven Drive in Rand, WV. Four people (two males and...
View ArticleApril 17, 2013: Update to Saturday Evening Shooting
The victim in Saturday evening’s shooting in Institute, WV, is Richard Lee Saunders. He is 51 years old and is from the Poca, WV area. Mr. Saunders was shot in the face with a .380 caliber handgun....
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April 18, 2013: Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Work Leads to Arrest
On April 16, 2013, Justin Todd Adkinson (29 years of age, of the Saint Albans, WV area) was arrested at the Institute Volunteer Fire Department. The charges originated in St. John's County, Florida....
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Deputy Sheriff Testing Saturday
MEDIA RELEASE The Kanawha County Deputy Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission and Sheriff John Rutherford are beginning the Civil Service Testing process to select candidates for Entry-Level Deputy...
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Arrest Made in Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian and/or Custodian Case
The Kanawha Bureau of Investigation arrested Johnnie Franklin Winnell, age 59 of Gypsum Lane, Elkview for the Sexual Abuse of a young female family member that occurred over a period of several years....
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April 30, 2013: Request for Assistance, Grand Larceny Investigation
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, Deputy C. D. Lyons of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a stolen tractor. The 1954 Massey-Ferguson tractor had a 30 hp engine and new tires made...
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May 1, 2013: Three Arrested in Stolen Vehicle
On May 1, 2013 at approximately 8:08 a.m. Sergeant J. H. Thaxton of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office received an alarm through his license plate reader that a stolen vehicle had just passed. He...
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May 3, 2013: Arrest Made in Pinch Elementary School Concession Stand B&E
On May 2, 2013 Corporal M. P. Knapp of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office charged Michael Hardway with breaking and entering the concession stand at Pinch Elementary School. The crime occurred on...
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May 3, 2013: Arrest for Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian, Custodian from...
On May 2, 2013 Detective M. P. Knapp of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office arrested Rickey Allen Bright, Jr. (37 years of age, of Clendenin, WV) for two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian,...
View ArticleMay 4, 2013: Standoff on Wills Creek Ends Safely
On May 4, 2013, during the 6:00 p.m. hour a man living on Will's Creek Road in the Elkview area of Kanawha County called a Veterans Affairs crisis hotline and threatened suicide. He told a counselor...
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Cross Lanes Residents/Visitors
As of 4:05pm Goff Mountain Road at the Pizza Hut is closed and will be for several hours due to downed power lines from an earlier accident. Residents of Brick Lane and Old Goff Mountain Road...
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May 15, 2013: Man Arrested in Rand After Threatening Deputy with Sword
On May 14, 2013, just before 10:00 p.m., Captain J. S. Bailes was patrolling Raven Drive in Rand when he saw a man walking. The man was later identified as Chaten Samuel Nelson (35 years old of...
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May 16, 2013: Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Seizure and Arrest
In the early morning hours of May 16, 2013 Deputy P. D. Hodge and Sergeant R. D. Mathis of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling in the Marmet area of Kanawha County. They witnessed a...
View ArticleDrug Court Graduation on May 23, 2013
On Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. the Kanawha County Drug Court will be conducting a graduation ceremony for six clients who have completed the program. The ceremony will be held in the historic...
View ArticleMay 20, 2013: Man Found Dead in Home in Elkview
On May 20, 2013, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Metro 911 received a call from a male who said he was at 7 Darlington Lane in Elkview. The male caller said he could see a deceased male inside the...
View ArticleJune 6, 2013: Counterfeiting Arrest in St. Albans Area
On May 27, 2013 a counterfeit twenty dollar bill was found at the Papa John’s pizza store in Saint Albans, WV. The bill was found as part of a delivery driver’s collected money. The Saint Albans...
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June 6, 2013: Arrest in Murder of David Lemons
On June 6, 2013, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Steven Randolph (25 years old of Lincoln County and the Elkview area of Kanawha County) for the May 20, 2013 murder of David...
View ArticleJune 15, 2013: Murder Discovered in Mink Shoals
On June 15, 2013 at approximately 8:35 hours Metro 911 received a call of a person on the ground near a dumpster along John Wesley Drive in the Mink Shoals area of Kanawha County. Deputies and...
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