Grand Larceny Arrest

On 10-12-09 at 10:12 a.m. the Martinsburg Police Department received a call reporting a larceny of a Laptop Computer from Trinity United Methodist Church located at 220 W. Martin St. When officers arrived on the scene they viewed the Church’s video surveillance system and were able to identify two males that were in the office of Church during the theft. After a short period of time and an investigation officers located the suspects and the computer and subsequently arrested both on the following charges:

(1) Taylor Richard Wasson, Jr., a 24 year old Martinsburg man with no fixed address was charged with Grand Larceny, Transferring Stolen Goods and Conspiracy to Commit Grand Larceny.
Wasson was placed in the Eastern Regional Jail to await arraignment by a Berkeley County Magistrate.

(2) Vernon Wesley Houseright, a 32 year old Martinsburg man with no fixed address was charged with Obstructing an Officer. After he was arraigned before a Municipal Magistrate, who set his bond at $250.00, he was released on his Personal Recognizance.

Ptlm. J. Harper was the investigating officer and was assisted by Ptlm. North and Ptlm. Garcia.