Police and Courts

Recent sentences by Magistrate Kermit Ambrose:

Samuel Oliver Barnes, 23, of Barnes Court, Berkeley Springs, was sentenced to six months & a day in jail and ordered to pay $621 in fines & court costs for driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages (2nd offense) and improper registration.

Chief Deputy Vince Shambaugh reported these recent calls:

April 7

A 19-year-old Berkeley Springs youth was charged on Monday with drug possession after he allegedly returned to pick up a stash that he had hidden.

Zachary Jordan Peacock of Starlight Lane was charged with possession of morphine, a controlled substance, according to a criminal complaint filed in Magistrate Court on Monday afternoon, April 14.

April 7

Identity theft reported at 183 Wilkes Street.

Recent sentences by Magistrate Kermit Ambrose:

Timothy Tingler, 20, of Betty Lane, Berkeley Springs, was sentenced to a year in jail – all of which was suspended except for five weekends – for domestic battery. He must also pay $361 fine & court costs and complete a counseling program.

Recent sentences by Magistrate Kermit Ambrose:

Denise Yvonne McDonald, 49, of Henry Miller Boulevard, Paw Paw, was ordered to pay $236 fine & costs for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Chief Deputy Vince Shambaugh reported these recent calls:

March 17

A Morgan County Circuit Court jury found a Martinsburg man guilty on Thursday, March 20, of maliciously assaulting a man near the Morgan/Berkeley county line last summer.

John L. Potter, 25, of West John Street, became the third person convicted in the beating of Andrew Harler near Snyder's Bible Chapel on July 19, 2007.

Recent sentences by Magistrate Kermit Ambrose:

Chief Deputy Vince Shambaugh reported these recent calls:

March 10