IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WOOD COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and PARKERSBURG
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE,
Petitioners,
vs.
$1,502.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, SCCY CDX-2 9MM PISTOL, SERIAL NUMBER C480301, and SMITH AND WESSON SHIELD 9MM PISTOL, SERIAL NUMBER HZ49033,
Respondents.
CASE NO. 26-P-102
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 herein after described property shall, on or before the 20th day of May, 2026 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 $1,502.00 in United States Currency, SCCY CDX-2 9MM Pistol, S/N C480301, and Smith and Wesson Shield 9MM Pistol, S/N HZ49033; (2) the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force is responsible for the seizure; (3) the property was seized on January 28, 2026 at 2602 11th Avenue, Parkersburg, Wood County West Virginia; (4) the only owners of the property subject to forfeiture known to Petitioners are David Smearman II and Chelsea Smearman, whose address is 2602 11th Avenue, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia; (5) the person having possession of the seized property at the time of the seizure was David Smearman II and Chelsea Smearman; 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 20th day of April, 2026.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
PARKERSBURG
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE,
Petitioners,
By Counsel
/s/ Patrick O. Lefebure
Patrick O. Lefebure,
WVSB #9078
Prosecuting Attorney
317 Market Street
Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
April 24, May 1