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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA 24-C-1403 (Akers) STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, Petitioner, v. $4,366 (Rick Shawn Willis), Respondent. On September 30, 2024, Deputies of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department seized $4,366 in United States Currency, at the following location: near mile marker 104 on I-77, in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The $4,366 in United States Currency constitutes monies furnished or intended to be furnished, in violation of West Virginia Code, Chapter 60A, by any person in exchange for Fentanyl and/or proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and/or monies used, or which have been used, or which are intended to be used to facilitate any violation of West Virginia Code, Chapter 60A, and/or the laws of the State of West Virginia. The $4,366 in United States Currency was found in the possession of Rick Shawn Willis, and at the time of the seizure, Rick Shawn Willis claimed ownership of the said Currency. The State of West Virginia has filed a Petition for Forfeiture wherein it has asked the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia to forfeit the above-described $4,366 in United States Currency to the State and to vest title to ownership of the said Currency in the State of West Virginia. A copy of said Petition for Forfeiture may be obtained from the Kanawha County Circuit Clerk’s Office. Any person having a claim upon the above-described $4,366 in United States Currency shall make a claim on said property on or before the passing of 30 days from first publication of this legal publication. Any claim must clearly identify the claimant and the address at which legal process can be served upon the claimant. All claims shall be delivered to J. Christopher Krivonyak, Sr. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 301 Virginia Street East, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, and KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT DEBRA L. RUSNAK Prosecuting Attorney By: J. Christopher Krivonyak Sr. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney LC-216951 02-11,18;2025