Crimes/Punishment

Calhoun Magistrate Report for April 2025

FELONY CASES

  • 25M07F000007 – Deputy C.R. Stephens vs. Brittney Dawn Shelley, (1) Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, (2) Conspiracy to Violate 60A-4-401, Preliminary hearing waived before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 17th, 2025.
  • 25M07F00008 – Deputy C.R. Stephens vs. Paul H. Hunter, Jr. , (1) Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, (2) Conspiracy to Violate 60A-4-401, Preliminary hearing waived before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 10th, 2025.
  • 25M07F00011 – Deputy H.M. Stephens vs. Zachary Earl Freshour, (1) Strangulation, suffocation or asphyxiation, Probable Cause Found by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 17, 2025.
  • 25M07F00012 – WV State Police Josh Richards vs. Allen Cleo Swisher, (1) First Degree Sexual Abuse, Preliminary hearing waived before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 17, 2025.
  • 25M07F00013 – Deputy H.M Stephens vs. James Criner, (1) Forging, uttering, or attempting to employ as true a forged writing to the prejudice of another. Dismissed by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 25, 2025

MISDEMEANOR CASES

  • 18M07M00263 – WV State Police, TFC David C. Moore vs. Nathan Gregory Selmon, (1) Speeding (2) Driving Suspended, Case Dismissed by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 22, 2025.
  • 23M07M00203 – WV State Police, Trp. Josh Richards vs. Keith Allen Lamp, (1) speed limitations generally (county highway), No contest plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 9, 2025.
  • 24M07M00084 – WV State Police, Brian E. Young vs. Orrin Dru Brown, (1) Operation without certificate of inspection or failure to produce certificate, dismissed pursuant to plea agreement, (2) Operators license – driving while license suspended or revoked, no contest plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 9, 2025.
  • 24M07M00171 – WV State Police, Cpl. D.C. Moore vs. Gary Dalton (1) Domestic assault, (2) Domestic Battery, dismissed by Magistrate Lora Davis on April 29, 2025
  • 24M07M00251 – Sheriff Graham Knight vs. Brian Dale Ray, (1) Violation of personal safety order – 1st offense, dismissed by Magistrate Lora Davis on April 22, 2025.
  • 24M07M00321 – WV State Police, Josh Richards vs. John Dale Richards, (1) General Speeding – guilty plea, (2) DUI 2nd offense – case dismissed (3) Left of Center – case dismissed by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 11, 2025.
  • 24M07M00346 – Deputy C.R. Stephens vs. Jacob Michael White, DUI, dismissed by Magisrate Lora Davis on April 22, 2025.
  • 25M07M00009 – WV State Police, Steven W. Perdue, (1) Child abuse, failure to register 1st offense, guilty plea before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 29, 2025
  • 25M07M000012 – WV State Police, Josh Richards vs. Rodney Wayne Smith, (1) DUI 2nd offense, guilty plea before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 29, 2025
  • 25M97M00023, WV State Police, Nathan S. Stepp, (2) Expired motor vehicle registration, Dismissed by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 2, 2025.
  • 25M07M00034 – Deputy H.M. Stephens vs. Raymond Robert Hall (1) Misuse of emergency number, Dismissed pursuant to plea (2) Obstruct law enforcement, probation, parole, court security, corrections officer w/threats of harm, guilty plea pursuant to plea agreement. (3) Obstruct law enforcement, probation, parole, court security, corrections officer w/threats of harm, dismissed pursuant to plea agreement. (4) fingerprint – refusal to submit to finger printing or required information – Dissed pursuant to plea agreement on April 7, 2025 by Magistrate Lora Davis
  • 25M07M00042 – Deputy C.R. Stephens vs. Angela L. Estep, permitting unauthorized person to drive, guilty plea on April 2, 2025 by Magistrate Richard Postalwait.
  • 25M07M00044 – Deputy C. R. Stephens vs. Hendrix Hardman, possession of marijuana < than 15g, proceedings deferred by Magistrate Lora Davis.
  • 25M07M00050 – WVDNR – Jonathan Neal Holcomb vs. Brandon Brock (1) Open burning of solid waste, (2) failure to safety strip. Guilty plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 15, 2025
  • 25M07M00052 – WVDNR – Jonathan Neal Holcomb vs. Christopher Robin Belt (1) Open burning of solid waste (2) Mandatory disposal, no contest plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 2, 2025.
  • 25M07M00053 – WV State Police, R.L. Santana vs. Joseph D. Curry, (1) Expired Motor vehicle registration (2) No proof of insurance, dismissed by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 3 2025
  • 25M07M00054, WV DNR – Jonathan Neal Holcomb vs. Zaylah Morgan Taylor (1) Prohibitions – open dumps, no contest plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait
  • 25M07M00055 – WV DNR Jonathan Neal Holcomb vs. Joey D. Kyer (1) Open Burning of Solid Waste, No contest plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 22, 2025.
  • 25M07M00057 – Deputy H.M. Stephens vs. Joseph Anthony Starcher (1) Operation without certificate of inspection or failure to produce certificate. Dismissed by Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 22, 2025
  • 25M07M00058, WV State Police, Brian E Young vs. Justin Matthew Tinney, (1) Speeding – No contest plea (2) Window tint too dark – no contest plea (3) No license in possession, dismissed, (4) No proof of insurance, before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 14, 2025
  • 25M07M00062 – WV State Police, Brian Young vs. Lindsay M. Hixon, (3) No Insurance, Dismissed by Magistrate Lora Davis on April 28, 2025
  • 25M07M00063 – Sheriff Graham Knight vs. Kasey Milliron (1) Speeding – no contest plea (2) Operation without certificate of inspection or failure to produce certificate – dismissed, by Magistrate Richard G. Postalwait on April 22, 2025
  • 25M07M00065 – WV State Police, Josh Richards vs. Loren W. Rhodes (1) Width of vehicles, Proceedings deferred by Richard Postalwait on April 21, 2025
  • 25M07M00067 – WV State Police, Brian E. Young vs. Michael Anthony Moles (1) Operation without certificate of inspection or failure to produce certificate. Dismissed by Magistrate Lora Davis on April 15th, 2025.
  • 25M07M00072 – WV State Police, Brian E. Young vs. Sherry A. Thomas (1) talking on cellphone while operating vehicle no hands free, (2) Seat belt violation, no contest plea before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 22nd, 2025.
  • 25M07M00079 – Deputy H.M. Stephens vs. James Denver Criner (1) Obtaining Property in return for worthless check on a preexisting debt, guilty plea before Magistrate Richard Postalwait on April 25, 2025.
  • 25M07M00085 – No officer listed vs. Gary Dalton Nicholson (1) Battery, Guilty Plea before Magistrate Lora Davis on April 29, 2025.


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