Marion

Legal Notice

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARION COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA

Case Number: 23-P-122

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
And THE WHITE HALL POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Petitioners,

vs.

ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($1,120.00) IN UNTITED STATES CURRENCY, 2017 FORD EDGE VIN#2FMDK4J84HBC69208 And JOHN MICHAEL BULLER and ASHLEY BRIELLE CUNNINGHAM,
Respondents.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR FORFEITURE

The object of this suit is to seek an Order forfeiting the herein described property pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (Chapter 60A, Article 7, of the West Virginia Code, as amended).
TO ANY CLAIMANT OF A RIGHT OR INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY
You have the right to file a claim to the herein described property on or before the 15th day of January, 2024. Any such claim must clearly state the identity of the Claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon said Claimant. The property seized and subject of this suit is described as follows ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($1,120.00) IN UNTIED STATES CURRENCY, 2017 FORD EDGE VIN#2FMDK4J84HBC69208.
The Law Enforcement Agency responsible for the seizure is THE WHITE HALL POLICE DEPARTMENT. The seizure took place on November 18, 2023, in Marion County, West Virginia.
That a certain, ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($1,120.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, and 2017 FORD EDGE VIN# 2FMDK4J84HBC69208, was in the possession of John Michael Buller and Ashley Brielle Cunningham, found during a search of their person and Ford Edge on November 18, 2023, during suspicious activity that occurred at the BFS Gas Station in White Hall, West Virginia.
That after the date for filing of said claims an Order of the Court directing forfeiture of said seized property to the State and vesting ownership of said property shall be sought.
If you fail to file a claim, thereafter an Order, upon proper hearing may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
A copy of said petition may be obtained from the Circuit Clerk of the Court.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and
THE WHITE HALL POLICE
DEPARTMENT,
By Counsel

/s/ Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy, #6642
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
213 Jackson Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 367-5380
(304) 368-0930 fax

E-FILED | 12/12/2023 11:54 AM
CC-24-2023-P-122
Marion County Circuit Clerk
Rhonda Starn

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