IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARION COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Case Number: 24-P-17
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
And THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE
POLICE,
Petitioners,
V.
TEN THOUSAND THIRTY TWO DOLLARS ($10, 032.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, MINI DRACO 7.6 CALIBER FULLY AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 9mm TAURUS PISTOL, DAYVON SIMS AND DAWIELE SIMS.
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 22nd day of March, 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: TEN THOUSAND THIRTY TWO DOLLARS ($10, 032.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, MINI DRACO 7.6 CALIBER FULLY AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 9mm TAURUS PISTOL,
The Lae Enforcement Agency responsible for the seizure is the WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE. The seizure took place on January 30, 2024, in Marion County, West Virginia. That a certain, TEN THOUSAND THIRTY TWO DOLLARS ($10, 032.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, MINI DRACO 7.6 CALIBER FULLY AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 9mm TAURUS PISTOL, was in the possession of Dayvon Sims and Dawiele Sims, found during a search the apartment they shared on January 30, 2024 on Ullom Court Fairmont, WV 26554.
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 WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE
By Counsel
/s/ Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy, #6642
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
213 Jackson Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 367-5380
(304) 368-0930 fax
ID: 777167