Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney - WV

Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney - WV Official page for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Berkeley County, W.Va. Conrad, Edmond P. Hunter, John E. Norris, George H. Murphy, Joseph T. Hoke, J. S.

The Prosecuting Attorney of Berkeley County prosecutes all violations of state law, both felonies and misdemeanors, in state Circuit and Magistrate courts. The duties of the Prosecuting Attorney include representing petitioners on cases of child abuse, neglect and mental hygiene proceedings. The Prosecuting Attorney's office also is responsible for the Berkeley County Victim's Assistance Program.

This program was created to assist victims of crime, in effort to ensure they are afforded fair and compassionate treatment throughout the judicial system process and protected from further victimization. List of Prosecuting Attorneys 1772-Present: Alexander White, Elisha Boyd, David N. Nelson Wisner, H.H. Blackburn, Edmond Shaw, Reuben Price, Luther M. Shaffer, W.H.H. Flick, Perry A. Roherbaugh, Wm. Henshaw, Alex. Hughes, George W. Feidt, U.S. Grant Pitzer, D.O. Westenhaver, Ward B. Lindsey, Allen B. Noll, J.M. Woods, W.W. Downey, Herbert E. Hannis, C.G. Gain, Clarence E. Martin Jr., Vance E. Sencindiver, Earl Weller, Diana Cook Risavi, Pamela Games-Neely, Catie Wilkes Delligatti

Members of the Berkeley County Commission, joined by officials with Jobs & Hope West Virginia, Berkeley County Recovery ...
08/29/2026

Members of the Berkeley County Commission, joined by officials with Jobs & Hope West Virginia, Berkeley County Recovery Resource Center - WV, West Virginia Schools of Diversion & Transition and other partners, adopted a proclamation recognizing August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and September 2026 as National Recovery Month.

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📢 Important Update! Effective August 31, 2026, the administrative offices of the Berkeley County Fire Service Board and ...
08/29/2026

📢 Important Update!

Effective August 31, 2026, the administrative offices of the Berkeley County Fire Service Board and Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority will be in Suite 207 of the Berkeley County Administration building, located at 400 W. Stephen St., Martinsburg.

Due to storm damage Thursday evening, the Fire Service Board and Ambulance Authority offices were closed on Friday and have temporarily relocated to second floor space near the elevator in the atrium area of the building. 🚪

August 28, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – The Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announces ...
08/28/2026

August 28, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – The Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announces that on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Aaron Curtis Lewis, age 42, of Martinsburg, was sentenced to life in prison under West Virginia’s habitual offender statute and a consecutive prison term of 5–20 years.

Lewis was sentenced to life in prison following April 2026 convictions returned by a Berkeley County jury for the felony offenses of Possession with Intent to Deliver Co***ne and Transporting Co***ne into West Virginia. The charges stemmed from a July 2025 controlled buy operation in which Martinsburg Police Department officers intercepted Lewis after he transported co***ne into West Virginia from Hagerstown, Maryland.

Following Lewis’s April 2026 jury trial convictions, the State filed a criminal information that alleged Lewis had sufficient prior qualifying felony convictions to trigger a mandatory life sentence under the habitual offender statute. As required by law, a separate recidivism jury trial was undertaken in early August 2026 during which the sole issue to be resolved was whether Lewis was the same Aaron Curtis Lewis alleged to have been previously convicted of sufficient qualifying felony offenses. At trial, the State offered the testimony of three law enforcement officers and an expert fingerprint analyst before it rested. After approximately 25 minutes of deliberation, the jury returned a unanimous verdict that Lewis was the same individual previously convicted of numerous qualifying felony offenses.

The Honorable Judge Debra M.H. McLaughlin, Circuit Judge for the 27th Judicial Circuit, ordered that in addition to his life sentence for his Possession with Intent to Deliver Co***ne conviction, Lewis shall also serve a consecutive term of 5–20 years in prison for his Transporting Co***ne into West Virginia conviction. Under West Virginia law, Lewis will therefore be ineligible for parole consideration until he serves at least 20 years in prison. Whether Lewis will ever receive parole, however, will be the discretion of the West Virginia Parole Board.

“For nearly 25 years, if he has not been in jail, Aaron Lewis has done virtually nothing but sell drugs. A life sentence is a fair and just outcome for someone who has made a career of poisoning our community,” said Berkeley County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Raymond E. Boyce, Jr. “This case demonstrates this office’s continued commitment to keeping Berkeley County safe by zealously prosecuting repeat offenders.”

This matter was prosecuted by Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Boyce and Berkeley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Casey N. Putney. Sgt. English and Lt. Albaugh of the Martinsburg Police Department led the investigation and arrest in the underlying case. Acquisition of various critical documents and fingerprint records were obtained from the FBI by Investigator Hall of the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Boyce thanks all involved in the investigative and prosecutorial teams for their efforts in this matter and their general commitment to combatting crime in Berkeley County.

🚨 ALERT 🚨 The Berkeley County Fire Service Board and the Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority will be closed t...
08/28/2026

🚨 ALERT 🚨

The Berkeley County Fire Service Board and the Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority will be closed to the public on Friday, August 28, 2026, due to storm-related flooding.

All other County offices will open for regular business hours.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph R. Kinser announces that today a Berkeley County man w...
08/13/2026

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph R. Kinser announces that today a Berkeley County man was sentenced to prison for killing his elderly mother.

CARL JOSEPH LUCHT, 60, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to a determinate term of forty (40) years in prison for Felony Second-Degree Murder and an indeterminate term of two to ten (2–10) years in prison for Assault During the Commission of a Felony. Those sentences were ordered to be served consecutively for an aggregate minimum sentence of twelve to fifty (12–50) years. A recommendation was made to the Parole Board that the Defendant never receive parole.

Lucht’s convictions and sentence stem from an November 2024 incident in which Lucht beat and abandoned his 81-year-old mother, a former state senator, in the home they shared after Lucht stole her phone and credit cards. A service worker later found Senator Lucht calling for help, after which she was flown to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where she ultimately succumbed to complications from her injuries. Senator Lucht is remembered as a trailblazer who served as a member of the West Virginia State Senate from 1983 to 1994.

The case was investigated by the Martinsburg Police Department. The matter was prosecuted by Berkeley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Megan R. Yates and C. Lydia Lehman.

Prosecuting Attorney Kinser remarked, “This case involved a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of a distinguished member of this community who dedicated her life to serving the Eastern Panhandle. With the sentence imposed today, justice under the law was achieved. I am thankful to the investigators and the prosecutors and support staff in my office involved in this case. Without their dedication to justice this outcome would not have been possible.”

The Honorable Judge Debra M.H. McLaughlin presided over Lucht’s case.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – The Berkeley County Prosecutor’s Office announces today that two men were recently sentenced to pr...
08/12/2026

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – The Berkeley County Prosecutor’s Office announces today that two men were recently sentenced to prison terms in Berkeley County Circuit Court in separate, unrelated robbery cases.

On August 10, 2026, ZION ANTONIO HAMLETTE, 19, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to a determinate term of sixteen (16) years in prison for the felony offense of First-Degree Robbery. Hamlette’s conviction and sentence stems from his involvement in a June 2025 Inwood carjacking that involved the use of a firearm. The matter was investigated by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department and prosecuted by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Megan R. Yates.

On August 11, 2026, JAYDEN JEROME ROBINSON, 19, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was remanded to serve an indeterminate term of five to eighteen (5–18) years in prison for the felony offense of Second-Degree Robbery. Robinson’s conviction and sentence stems from his involvement in a September 2024 King Street carjacking that involved the use of a firearm. The matter was investigated by the Martinsburg Police Department and prosecuted by Shannon Frederick Kiser.

“These cases demonstrate the continued commitment of law enforcement and my office to holding accountable dangerous offenders who subject Berkeley County citizens to violence,” Kinser said. “I would like to specifically thank Deputy Leake of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, Patrolman Chaput of the Martinsburg Police Department, the various other officers involved in these investigations, and my staff. Without their collective hard work in investigating and prosecuting these crimes, justice could not have been achieved for the victims and the community.”

The Honorable Chief Judge Catherine A. Delligatti presided over Hamlette’s case. The Honorable Judge Debra M.H. McLaughlin presided over Robinson’s case.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph R. Kinser announces that on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, BRI...
07/08/2026

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph R. Kinser announces that on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, BRIAN KEITH NOLL, 51, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, pleaded no contest in Berkeley County Circuit Court to the felony offenses of Delivery of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death and Concealed Carry of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Upon his convictions, Noll was sentenced to an aggregate eighteen (18) years in prison, the maximum sentence allowable.

This matter was investigated by the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, and West Virginia State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Shannon F. Kiser.

Mr. Kinser would like to specifically thank the law enforcement officers involved in this investigation, who cannot be individually named due to their work with the Task Force. “This conviction and sentence underscores the lethal impact of illicit drugs on our community. Through close collaboration, law enforcement and my office remain dedicated to delivering justice and ensuring public safety.” Kinser said.

🇺🇸 Holiday Office Closure Notice 🇺🇸In observance of the July 4th holiday, the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Off...
07/01/2026

🇺🇸 Holiday Office Closure Notice 🇺🇸

In observance of the July 4th holiday, the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will close at noon on Thursday, July 2, and remain closed until Monday, July 6, at 8:30 a.m.

We wish everyone a safe, happy, and enjoyable Independence Day weekend. Please celebrate responsibly!

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