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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-P-139 JUDGE GREGORY L. HOWARD, JR. JASON M. SPEARS, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, on behalf of SOUTHERN REGIONAL DRUG & VIOLENT CRIME TASK FORCE, Petitioners VS ANTONIO PADGETT and ELEVEN THOUSAND THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS in U.S. Currency ($11,034.00), 2019 Chrysler 300 Sedan VIN# 2C3CCABG4KH967714 and a 2017 Lincoln MKZ Sedan VIN# 3LN6L5A92HR660074 and any other known or unknown claimant AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR FORFEITURE The object of this suit is to seek and 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 16th day of June, 2025 at 9:00 am. Any such claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served on said claimant. The property seized and the subject of this suit is described as follows: Eleven Thousand Thirty Four Dollars in U.S. Currency ($11,034.00), 2019 Chrysler 300 Sedan VIN #2C3CCABG4KH967714 and a 2017 Lincoln MKZ Sedan VIN #3LN6L5A92HR660074. The law enforcement agency responsible for the seizure is the Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, located in McDowell County, West Virginia. The subject property was in the possession of an unknown claimant pursuant to an incident on the 13th day of February, 2025, in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. That after the date for filing the said claims, an Order of the Court directing forfeiture of the seized property to the State and vesting ownership of said property in the State 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 can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk of this Court. Entered this 12th day of May, 2025, by the Clerk of the Court. MICHAEL J. WOELFEL Clerk of the Circuit Court Cabell County, West Virginia LH-260490 05-15,22;2025