Recent FCSD Press Releases:
An Oak Hill man has been arrested and charged with twelve felony counts. Sheriff Steve Kessler released
the following information concerning this arrest:
On December 22, 2009 the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a complaint from officials at the Fayette County
National Bank concerning a former employee of that institution who was suspected of embezzling funds during his employment
there. The Detective Bureau of the Sheriff's Office was assigned to conduct an investigation into these allegations.
As a result of this investigation charges were filed earlier today against Jeremiah Raymond Perdue, age 30, of Oak Hill.
Perdue was charged with one count of embezzlement and eleven counts of falsifying bank or account records. Following
his arrest earlier this afternoon he was arraigned in the Magistrate Court of Fayette County and was remanded to the Southern
Regional Jail in lieu of a $50,000.00 bond. Sheriff Kessler stressed that this pattern of theft was detected by officials
at the Fayette County National Bank who then promptly notified law enforcement officials of these thefts. "The staff
of the Fayette County National Bank is very diligent in protecting their customers and the reputation of their bank," said
Sheriff Kessler. "Bank officials worked closely with our Detectives to provide us with all of the information needed
to substantiate these allegations and file these criminal charges." He went on to add that Perdue was not a long-term
employee of the Fayette County National Bank and had only worked there a short time when these thefts were discovered.
Authorized for release: 01-26-2010 (Sheriff S.W. Kessler)
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A Fayette County man has been arrested and charged with sex crimes. Sheriff Steve Kessler Released the
following information concerning this arrest:
Daniel Gerald Hanshew, age 47, of Danese, WV has been arrested and charged with one count of First Degree Sexual
Abuse and one count of Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian. He turned himself into the Sheriff's Office
on Friday, January 22, 2010 and was arraigned in the Magistrate Court of Fayette County. His bond status is unknown
at this time. The victim in this case was a three year old child who was in Hanshew's care and custody at tim of the
alleged offense. This arrest was the result of a joint investigation between the Greenbrier County and Youth Advocacy
Center and the Detective Bureau of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office.
Authorized for release: 01-24-2010 (Sheriff S.W. Kessler)
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The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential structure fire in the Page-Kincaid are of
Fayette County. Sheriff Steve Kessler provided the following information concerning this investigation:
At approximately 2:58 am on Thursday, January 21, 2010 notification was received through the Fayette County 911
Center of a residential structure fire on WV Route 61 near Glenco Hollow Road in the Kincaid area of Fayette County.
The Loup Creek and Oak Hill Fire Departments were dispatched to respond to the scene and extinguished this fire. The
fire department personnel then requested that an arson investigator be dispatched to respond to the scene. Deputy W.K.
Willis, the Fire and Arson Investigator for the Fayette County Sheriff's Office was then dispatched to respond to the scene.
A preliminary investigation of the scene indicated that this fire had probably been intentionally started, although the exact
cause and origin of the fire has not yet been established. This incident remains under investigation by Deputy
W.K. Willis of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office and Assistant West Virginia State Fire Marshall Anthony Domingo.
Authorized for release: 01-22-2010 (Sheriff S.W. Kessler)
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A Fayette County woman has been arrested in connection with a vehicle fire in the Prudence area of Fayette County.
Sheriff Steve Kessler provided the following information concerning this incident:
At approximately 11:08 pm on Wednesday, January 21, 2010 notification was received through the Fayette County
911Center of a vehicle fire on Phillips Road in the Prudence area of FayetteCounty. The Oak Hill Fire Department responded
to the scene but could not locate this reported fire. At approximately 2:17am on Thursday, January 21, 2010 an anonymous
individual contacted the Fayette County 911 Center and requested to speak to a law enforcement officer about this vehicle
fire that was reported earlier. Deputy W.K. Willis spoke with the caller and received information that a female
indentified as Cindy Canaday had used a "Molatov Coctail" to set fire to a vehicle belonging to Linda Dalton and further reported
that this fire had extinguished itself prior to the arrival of the Fire Department at the scene. Deputy Willis went
to the Prudence Road area where he was able to locate a Buick passenger car that appeared to have slight fire damage to it.
He noted the strong smell of some type of flammable liquid at the scene and the remains of a melted plastic container.
Upon speaking with the victim he determined that this fire may have been started as retaliation for a criminal complaint that
the victim had filed againste an individual indentified as Jason Canaday. Deputy Willis then went to the residence
of Cindy Canaday where he obtained a confession from her as to her involvement in this crime. She admitted she had poured
gasoline into a plastic bottle, inserted a wick into the bottle, lit this device and thrown it against Ms. Dalton's vehicle.
Cindy Canaday, age 27, of Prudence Road was arrested and charged with Third Degree Arson and the Criminal Use of a Destructive
or Explosive Material. She was arraigned in the Magistrate Court of Fayette County and was released on a $10,000.00
bond. This incident remains under investigation by Deputy W.K. Willis Willis of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.
Aurthorized for Release: 01-22-2010 (Sheriff S.W. Kessler).
