IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
JADE MCCONNELL, Infant,
AVA MCCONNELL, Infant,
XAVIER MCCONNELL, Infant,
SYDNEY MCCONNELL, Infant,
ATHENA METZBOWER MCCONNELL, Infant,
DAE METZBOWER, Infant,
BAE METZBOWER, Infant,
JONATHAN MCCONNELL, Biological Father of Jade, Ava, Sydney, Xavier, and Athena/Stepfather of Dae and Bae,
CATLIN THOMAS, Biological Father of Dae and Bae,
Respondent(s),
SARA HOTTINGER, Mother of Jade, Ava, Sydney, and Xavier,
REBECCA METZBOWER, Mother of Athena, Dae, and Bae,
Non-Offending Respondents.
ABUSE & NEGLECT
CASE NO. 25-JA-189
CASE NO. 25-JA-190
CASE NO. 25-JA-191
CASE NO. 25-JA-192
CASE NO. 25-JA-193
CASE NO. 25-JA-194
CASE NO. 25-JA-195
TO: CATLIN THOMAS OR ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE THE FATHER OF DAE METZBOWER AND BAE METZBOWER, INFANTS.
Notice is hereby given to the above named parties pursuant to West Virginia Code §49-1-101 and §49-4-601(e)(4) that a Petition in the above captioned matter has been previously filed in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County. Notice is further given that an adjudication hearing in this case is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. before The Honorable Judge Debra McLaughlin located in the Berkeley County Judicial Center, 380 West South Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, to determine the issues alleged in the petition and the possible termination of parental rights in and to said children.
A copy of the Petition can be obtained from the CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BERKELEY COUNTY, 380 West South Street, Suite 2200, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
The parents of these children have the right to counsel at every stage in these proceedings, and if not already appointed an attorney, one may be appointed for them upon application to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Failure to respond to this notice could result in possible termination of parental rights to these children.
/S/ David C. Fuellhart III
David C. Fuellhart III, Esq.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
380 West South Street, Suite 1100
Martinsburg, WV 25401
West Virginia Bar No. 12880