Prostitution Arrest

On Tuesday, December 30, 2008, offers from the Martinsburg Police Department conducted a prostitution investigation utilizing a confidential informant. During the course of the investigation, the C.I. met with female, later identified as Paulette Keene, and began conversation regarding prices for sexual acts. A short time later, an agreement was established between Ms. Keene and the C.I. in which she would receive currency in exchange for performing a sexual act. A short time later, Ms. Keene was taken into custody at War Memorial Park.


Paulette Keene
DOB: 07/05/77
800 ½ Virginia Avenue, Martinsburg WV
Solicitation Prostitution

Drug Arrest

On Tuesday, December 30, 2008, the Martinsburg Police Department conducted a controlled purchase of narcotics utilizing a confidential informant. During the course of the controlled purchase, the C.I. met with a subject, later identified as Timothy Butts, and received Oxycodone medication, a scheduled II controlled substance. Mr. Butts was taken into custody in the area of Winchester Avenue and Wilson Street without incident.

Timothy Allen Butts
DOB: 03/26/79
Rt. 6, Box 300-65, Martinsburg WV
Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Parking Meter Thefts

The Martinsburg Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in solving a rash of vandalism and Grand Larceny thefts that has occurred to the Municipal Parking Meters within the city limits.

It appears that through the evening and early morning hours from December 16th through December 22nd 2008 there were approximately thirteen (13) parking meters which were damaged and their coin boxes and content taken. In some instances the entire meter and resting pole were also stolen.

These areas include the 200 block of East King Street, the area of Water and East King Street, the Gaston Caperton Train Station parking lot, and the parking lot area of the Martinsburg Public Library.

Martinsburg Police are making increased area patrols in these locations and are also reviewing video surveillance of these areas.

Anyone with information regarding these thefts and or the identity of said suspect (s) is urged to call the Martinsburg Police Department at 304 264 2100 and or Berkeley County Crime Solvers at 304 267 4999 a monetary reward will be paid for information leading to the recovery of the stolen parking meters and or the arrest of said suspect (s)

Attempted Armed Robbery

On Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at approximately 10:45 p.m. the Martinsburg Police Department responded to Domino’s Pizza located at 1002 Winchester Avenue following an Attempted Armed Robbery. Employees at the business informed responding officers that a black male wearing a black coat, blue jeans and white shoes entered the business, brandished a knife and demanded money. The suspect leaned over the counter, grabbed one of the employees and held the knife to his throat resulting in a minor injury to the employee. After the suspect was unable to obtain money he left the business. A medic unit from the Martinsburg Fire Department was summoned to the scene but the victim declined medical treatment. Officers and a K-9 unit searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.

Additional descriptors of the suspect are 6’02”, 180 lbs. and short black hair. The suspect was captured on the business surveillance video wearing a Baltimore Orioles ball cap and a Bud Light towel concealing his face. The Martinsburg Police Department asks that anyone having information about this incident to contact the police department at (304) 264-2100 or Berkeley County Crime Solvers at (304) 267-4999.


Suspect Phot0

Drug Arrests

On Saturday December 13th 2008 at 5:50 PM Martinsburg Police arrested two individuals on drug charges while in the 500 block of West Race Street Martinsburg WV.

It is alleged in the complaints for warrants that Ptlm. Derek English observed and encountered two individuals frequenting a residence located on English Street in which several complaints had been generated for possible drug activity.

During his encounter and investigation a quantity of illegal controlled substances were located upon their person and a sum of money.

Both individuals were arrested and brought to the police department. Once at the police department a more concise inventory of the controlled substances was determined.

One of the individuals had in his possession a plastic bag that contained approximately 10 individually packaged bags of suspected powder cocaine, 10 individually wrapped suspected ecstasy pills and 150 individually packaged bags of suspected crack cocaine.

The other suspect had several bundles of cash upon his person that were in denominations and stacks consistent with that of drug trafficking.

Suspect #1 Christopher Michael Roof DOB 9 6 77 of 510 Lake Michelle Ct. Stone Mountain Georgia, was charged with possession with intent to deliver powder cocaine, crack cocaine and ecstasy pills and conspiracy to deliver controlled substances.

Suspect #2 Michael Douglas Nealy DOB 10 15 76 of 1652Eddy Street Apt 4 San Francisco California was charged with possession with intent to deliver powder cocaine, crack cocaine, ecstasy pills and conspiracy to deliver controlled substances.

Both subjects were placed in the Eastern Regional Jail for later arraignment by a State Magistrate.

Breaking and Entering

On Friday, December 12, 2008, Ptlm. M. Jones responded to the Church of the Bible Covenant, located at 706 Sheridan Avenue, Martinsburg, in reference to a Breaking and Entering that had occurred. Upon investigation, it was learned that the building had sustained property damage and that audio equipment was stolen. Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact the Martinsburg Police Department at 304-264-2100 or Crime Solvers at 304-267-4999.

Search Warrant - Arrests

On Monday, December 8, 2008, the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, along with the Martinsburg Police Department Special Response Team, executed a search warrant at 110 South Kentucky Avenue, Martinsburg WV, in regards to an ongoing drug investigation. The Special Response Team was utilized to make forced entry into the residence, which resulted in 3 subjects fleeing the residence out of a back door.

Task Force officers were stationed to the rear of the residence and encounter two male subjects fleeing while brandishing each a .357 handgun. Both subjects were taken into custody and identified as Lateef McGann and Jesse Jarvis. Upon searching Mr. McGann, a quantity of crack cocaine was located on his person, which resulted in him being charged with Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Mr. Jarvis was determined to be a convicted felon and was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. A female identified as Shaina Jarvis also fled out of the back of the residence and was charged with Obstruction.

Also charged with Obstruction in the incident was Bernadino Perez, who refused to comply with police commands upon entry into the residence.

A search of the residence yielded a sawed off shotgun, 2 other shotguns and a third handgun. In total, 6 firearms were seized from the residence and its occupants.

All subjects arrested were taken to the Eastern Regional Jail to await arraignment.

Arrested:

Lateef McGann
DOB: 07/01/90
Charge: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine

Jesse Allen Jarvis
DOB: 04/07/88
Charge: Convicted felon in possession of a firearm

Shaina Ellen Jarvis
DOB: 03/08/90
Charge: Obstructing

Bernadino Lee Perez
DOB: 12/30/88
Charge Obstructing