IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OHIO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and
WHEELING POLICE
DEPARTMENT (WPD),
Petitioners,
vs.
TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS ($2,395.00)
IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY,
Respondent.
CASE NO.: 20-P-145 MJO
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
TO: DEVONTE DAVIS, or any claimant of a right or interest in the property described herein
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR
FORFEITURE
The object of this suit is to seek an order forfeiting the herein-described forfeited property pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (West Virginia Code, section 60A-7-701 et seq.).
IN THE MATTER OF OHIO COUNTY CASE NUMBER 20-P-145, DEVONTE DAVIS, or any claimant of a right or interest in the property described herein, you have the right to file a claim or interest in the Two Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($2,395.00) in United States Currency that was seized on or about April 11, 2020, incident to a lawful search of Davis’s person in or about the intersection of 17th and Eoff Street on Wheeling Island, Ohio County, West Virginia, following a traffic stop by WPD Officer John McKenzie. Anyone filing a claim on said described property shall do so on or before November 14, 2022, or not less than thirty days from the date of the first publication, whichever is longer. Any such claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon said claimant.
Let it be known that anyone seeking a copy of the Petition may obtain a copy of the Petition from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Ohio County, West Virginia.
After the date for filing of any said claims(s) has passed, an order of the Court directing forfeiture of the seized property and vesting ownership of said property in the State shall be sought and may be entered by the Court.
The confiscated money is subject to administrative forfeiture unless you provide a written notice to file a claim on or before the date set forth above or within thirty days from the date of the first publication. Said notice shall clearly state the identity of the claimant and list an address where legal process can be served.
If you fail to file a claim the Court may enter an order granting the relief demanded in the instant Petition.
/s/ Karen Kahle
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
N.R. Oct 5, 12, 2022