IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF WOOD COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and PARKERSBURG
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Petitioners,
vs. / CASE NO. 25-P-45
$1,340.00 IN UNITED
STATES CURRENCY,
Respondent.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the above-styled matter has been filed in the Circuit Court of Wood County, West Virginia, pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (West Virginia Code 60A-7-701, et. seq.). Any person or corporation having a claim to the hereinafter described property shall, on or before the 14th day of April, 2025 file, in writing, their claim to said property with the Clerk of said Court, which said claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon such person or corporation. A copy of said claim shall be delivered to Patrick O. Lefebure, Prosecuting Attorney, Counsel for Petitioners, at the Office of the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, Judge Donald Black Annex, 317 Market Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101.
Pursuant to West Virginia Code 60A-7-705 (c)(1-6), the following information is given: (1) the property seized which is the subject of the petition filed is $1,340.00 in United States Currency; (2) the Parkersburg Police Department is responsible for the seizure; (3) the property was seized on December 7, 2024 at 1102 7th Street, Parkersburg, Wood County West Virginia; (4) the only owners of the property subject to forfeiture known to Petitioners is Maurice Burton, whose address is 2260 Park Wood Avenue, Columbus, Ohio; (5) the person having possession of the seized property at the time of the seizure was Maurice Burton; and (6) a request to the above named Court to enter an Order directing ownership of said property in the State and the Parkersburg Police Department will be made.
Dated this 27th day of February, 2025.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
PARKERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Petitioners,
By Counsel
Patrick O. Lefebure,
WVSB #9078
Prosecuting Attorney
317 Market Street,
Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
March 5, 12