Mercer

Public Notice

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF MERCER COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA

DAVID A. PFEIFER,
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
OF MERCER COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA,
ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTHERN REGIONAL
DRUG AND VIOLENT
CRIME TASK FORCE,

PETITIONER,

VS.CIVIL ACTION NO.
26-C-96-RF
SEVEN THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($7,217.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY
AND ASSORTED DRUG
CONTRABAND.
(ZION-JUSTICE ROBINSON
AND KYNDUHL SHUMATE)

RESPONDENTS.

NOTICE OF FILING OF
PETITION FOR FORFEITURE

The object of this suit is to seek an Order forfeiting the herein described property pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act, Chapter 60A, Article 7, Section 701 through 707, et. seq., as amended.

To: Any claimant of a right or
interest in said property

You have the right to file a claim to the herein described property on or before the 17th day of August, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Any such claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon said claimant. The property sought to be seized and subject of this suit is described as follows: SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($7,217.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY AND ASSORTED DRUG CONTRABAND.

The law enforcement agency responsible for this Petition for Forfeiture are the Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.

The seizure of Four Thousand Fourteen and 00/100 Dollars ($4,014.00) in U.S. Currency was made on February 27, 2026 during a traffic stop on John Nash Boulevard/Bluefield.

The seizure of Three Thousand Two Hundred Three and 00/100 Dollars ($3,203.00) in U.S. Currency and Assorted Drug Contraband was made on February 27, 2026 during a search of the residence located at 233 Loblolly Circle, Princeton, West Virginia 24740.

That the above listed Respondent property was in the possession of Zion-Justice Robinson and Kynduhl Shumate.

That after the date for filing of said claims, an Order of the Court directing forfeiture of the seized property to the State and vesting ownership of said property shall be sought.

If you fail to file a claim, thereafter an Order, upon proper herein, may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

A copy of said petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at her office.

Entered by the Clerk of said Court on the 28th day of May, 2026.

/s/Julie Ball
JULIE BALL
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MERCER COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA

By Her Deputy
/s/Kaitlyn Anderson

FILED – 5/28/2026 12:15 PM
CC-28-2026-C-96
Mercer County Circuit Clerk
Julie Ball

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