IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF WOOD COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and PARKERSBURG NARCOTICS TASK FORCE,
Petitioner,
vs. / CASE NO. 25-P-56
$1,801.00 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 21st 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 $1,801.00 in United States Currency; (2) the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force is responsible for the seizure; (3) the property was seized on December 13, 2024 at 8113 Pike Street, Mineral Wells, Wood County West Virginia; (4) the only owners of the property subject to forfeiture known to Petitioners is Ronald Brown, whose address is 12401 Brickyard Blvd., Apt. 3036, Beltsville, Maryland; (5) the person having possession of the seized property at the time of the seizure was Ronald Brown; and (6) a request to the above named Court to enter an Order directing ownership of said property in the State and the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force will be made.
Dated this 6th day of March, 2025.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
PARKERSBURG NARCOTICS TASK FORCE,
Petitioners,
By Counsel
Patrick O. Lefebure,
WVSB #9078
Prosecuting Attorney
317 Market Street,
Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
March 14, 21