IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF WOOD COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST
VIRGINIA and
PARKERSBURG
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE,
Petitioners,
vs. / CASE NO. 23-P-16
$7,447.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Respondents
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the above-styled matter has been filed in the Circuit Court of Wood County, West Virginia, pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (West Virginia Code 60A-7-701, et. seq.). Any person or corporation having a claim to the hereinafter described property shall, on or before the 2nd day of March, 2023 file, in writing, their claim to said property with the Clerk of said Court, which said claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon such person or corporation. A copy of said claim shall be delivered to Patrick O. Lefebure, Prosecuting Attorney, Counsel for Petitioners, at the Office of the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, Judge Donald Black Annex, 317 Market Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101.
Pursuant to West Virginia Code 60A-7-705 (c)(1-6), the following information is given: (1) the property seized which is the subject of the petition filed is $7,447.00 in United States Currency; (2) the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force is responsible for the seizure; (3) the property was seized on October 7, 2022 in the 13000 Block of Emerson Avenue, Williamstown, Wood County West Virginia; (4) the only owners of the property subject to forfeiture known to Petitioners is Curtis Sutton, whose address is 5320 Great Oak Way, Columbus, Ohio and/or Daesha Simms, whose address is 1883 Bairsford Drive, Columbus, Ohio; (5) the person having possession of the seized property at the time of the seizure was Curtis Sutton and/or Daesha Simms; and (6) a request to the above named Court to enter an Order directing ownership of said property in the State and the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force will be made.
Dated this 19th day of January, 2023.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
PARKERSBURG
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE,
Petitioners,
By Counsel
Patrick O. Lefebure,
WVSB #9078
Prosecuting Attorney
317 Market Street,
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Jan 25, Feb 1