NOTICE TO POSSIBLE CLAIMANTS OF 2,076.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND ONE BERSA THUNDER .380 CALIBER PISTOL SERIAL NUMBER K39903 BY CORPORAL J.M. TALLMAN OF THE MOUNTAIN REGION DRUG AND VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2023
On February 14, 2023, Corporal J.M. Tallman, of the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force conducted an investigation regarding Djuan Lavelle Washington committing the offense of Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, pursuant to W. Va. Code section 60A-4-401(a)(i) and, pursuant to that investigation, seized in $2,076.00 in United States Currency and one (1) Bersa Thunder .380 caliber pistol, serial number K39903. Said property was found in the actual or constructive possession of Djuan Lavelle Washington.
On the 14th day of February, 2023, during an investigation performed in Randolph County, West Virginia, Corporal D.T. Sayre found and seized numerous items including in $2,076.00 in United States Currency and one (1) Bersa Thunder .380 caliber pistol, serial number K39903.
The Petitioners believe that the said $2,076.00 in United States Currency and one (1) Bersa Thunder .380 caliber pistol, serial number K39903 are subject to seizure and forfeiture, pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (W. Va. Code sections 60A-7-703 and 704), and that said $2,076.00 in United States Currency and one (1) Bersa Thunder .380 caliber pistol, serial number K39903 were used to facilitate the sale, receipt, possession, manufacturing, possession with intent to deliver, and/or delivery of controlled substances in violation of Chapter 60A of the Code of West Virginia.
Petitioners seek an Order from the Circuit Court of Randolph County, West Virginia that the said $2,076.00 in United States Currency and one (1) Bersa Thunder .380 caliber pistol, serial number K39903 be forfeited to the State of West Virginia and ownership of said property be vested in the State of West Virginia; that, thereafter, it be disposed of according to law.
Any claimant to the above referenced property being $2,076.00 in United States Currency and one (1) Bersa Thunder .380 caliber pistol, serial number K39903 has a right to file a claim on or before June 26, 2023. Any claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon them and must be filed with the Circuit Clerk of Randolph County, West Virginia.
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