Meth Not the Subject of Recent Guilty Plea

For once, methamphetamine (meth) was not the stated subject of a crime which a man plead guilty to during court proceedings this past Thursday before Webster County Circuit Judge Jack Alsop.

Jeremy Allen Dempsey

As part of his plea agreement with the State, Jeremy Allen Dempsey, age 32, agreed to plead guilty to one count of the felony crime of Breaking and Entering in exchange for a dismissal of all other charges, which included Daytime Burglary and Conspiracy. Dempsey also agreed to make restitution to the victims of his crimes and to provide a truthful statement and/or testify in court proceedings regarding anyone else present or assisting him in relation to the crime of Breaking and Entering, Burglary, and/or Conspiracy which occurred on or about October 15, 2012.

According to the original criminal complaint filed against Dempsey by State Police Trooper E.E. Bostic, police arrived at the residence of Willis Currence on November 2, 2012 to arrest Dempsey on outstanding warrants. At the residence, Bostic found two wet stones and two pairs of boots believed to have been stolen from John F. Canfield, Jr. Dempsey then gave Bostic a recorded statement that he and Currence entered a camp on Elk River Road below the "Million Dollar Bridge" on or about October 15, 2012. Dempsey admitted selling a crossbow for $50.00. Canfield told officers he was missing from his camp two wet stones, two pairs of boots, and a crossbow.

Webster County Deputy Sheriff also filed another criminal complaint against Dempsey. That complaint alleged the crime of Daytime Burglary, in that on or about November 1, 2012, Dempsey and Currence entered the camp of Vincent Funk on Elk River Road and took a .22LR rifle, a Stanley spotlight, two five gallon buckets of food items, and cut a gas line to a mower to take gas.

After he entered his guilty plea to the Breaking and Entering charge, Dempsey was sent to jail pending a pre-sentence report and sentencing hearing. He faces a maximum prison term of not less than one but not more than ten years. He was represented by Clarksburg lawyer Garth Beck.