NOTICE TO POSSIBLE CLAIMANTS OF $3, 289.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND ONE TAURUS 9MM FIREARM, SERIAL NO. ABM280217 SEIZED BY TROOPER R.C. WATSON OF THE MOUNTAIN REGION DRUG & VIOLENT CRIME TASK FORCE ON APRIL 06, 2021.
On April 6, 2021, Trooper R.C. Watson, of the Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crime Task Force conducted an investigation regarding Kodney Nelson Lipscomb committing the offense of Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, pursuant to W. Va. Code §60A-4-401(a)(i) and, pursuant to that investigation, seized in $3,289.00 in United States Currency and one Taurus 9MM firearm, SERIAL NO. ABM280217. Said property was found in the actual or constructive possession of Kodney Nelson Lipscomb.
On the 6th day of April, 2021, during an investigation performed in Randolph County, West Virginia, Trooper R. C. Watson found and seized numerous items including in $3,289.00 in United States Currency and one Taurus 9MM firearm, SERIAL NO. ABM280217.
The Petitioners believe that the said in $3,289.00 in United States Currency and one Taurus 9MM firearm, SERIAL NO. ABM280217, are subject to seizure and forfeiture, pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (W. Va. Code §§ 60A-7-703 and 704), and that said in $3,289.00 in United States Currency and one Taurus 9MM firearm, SERIAL NO. ABM280217, 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 in $3,289.00 in United States Currency and one Taurus 9MM firearm, SERIAL NO. ABM280217, 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 in $3,289.00 in United States Currency and one Taurus 9MM firearm, SERIAL NO. ABM280217, has a right to file a claim on or before August 16, 2021. 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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