ELKINS No injuries were reported, and no charges were filed, in an accident in which a vehicle left the roadway, hit an embankment and flipped onto its t
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ELKINS A Mill Creek woman who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase Tuesday afternoon is now facing additional felony charges.
Stevie Drew Fox, 33, who is currently incarcerated in the Tygarts Valley Regional Jail on cash-only bonds totaling $80,000, is now facing charges of fleeing in a vehicle while DUI (controlled substance) and grand larceny, in addition to a charge of fleeing in a vehicle with reckless indifference. The bonds were set by Randolph County Magistrate Mike Dyer.
Corporal E.B. Carr of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant for medical records at Davis Medical Center related to Tuesday’s incident. Based on the medical records, a drug screen of Fox was completed and indicated a positive result for amphetamine/methamphetamine, police said. Fox was in law enforcement custody from the time she was apprehended until the test was conducted.
MILL CREEK A Randolph County man has been charged with fleeing with reckless indifference, a felony, after a police pursuit early Tuesday morning. Accordi
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ELKINS A Valley Bend man is facing a felony charge of distribution and display to a minor of obscene matter.
John David Channell, 25, is being held in Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $50,000 cash only bond.
According to the criminal complaint, compiled by Deputy Z.T. Pingley of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday, the deputy met with a 15-year-old girl and her mother regarding a possible sexual assault in the Valley Bend area.
The girl told the officer she was at home the day before using the smartphone application Snapchat when another person with the user name John Channell20 added her and began messaging her, the complaint states. Screenshots from the John Channell20 account state, “Your story says send me something. Alright. BRB. I’m excited to show ya.”