In June 2022, Deputy G. Messer was named as a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Lee Daniels Jr. The lawsuit alleged that Messer, along with other officers, was involved in the events leading to the wrongful arrest and charging of Robert and Michelle Daniels as accessories after the […]
In June 2022, Deputy J.D. Tincher was involved in the arrest and charging of Robert and Michelle Daniels as accessories after the fact. The criminal complaint listed Tincher, along with Deputy Sipple and Defendant McCown, as complainants. However, Sipple was the only officer to prepare, sign, and submit the criminal complaint. The charges were ultimately […]
In June 2022, Sergeant N. Mines was involved in the detention and questioning of Robert and Michelle Daniels at Matewan City Hall. The Daniels were Mirandized and interviewed by West Virginia State Police Sergeant Cory Maynard and Mingo County Sheriff’s Department officers Allen Mounts and Roger Fitch. Following the interviews, the Daniels were charged as […]
In June 2022, Deputy Blake T. Sipple was involved in an incident where he detained a suspect, Robert Lee Daniels Jr., who fled on foot. Sipple chased Daniels through the woods and found him hidden under a patch of kudzu. Upon ordering Daniels to come out, Sipple tased him when he jumped up with his […]
In January 2009, Deputy Chris Haynes was involved in an incident where he, along with other officers, allegedly brutalized Calvin Jerrod Wilkerson during an attempt to take him in for a mental health evaluation. Wilkerson filed a civil rights lawsuit against Haynes and other officers, claiming violations of his Fourth Amendment rights, outrage, and assault […]