Berkeley County Category Archives: Berkeley County

MARTINSBURG – A former Martinsburg attorney has been indicted for the murder of his ex-wife. Stephen R. Fielder is accused of the first-degree murder of Debra Ann Fielder. Her dismembered body was found last August. He was indicted Thursday by … Read More »

MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County woman has filed a suit against a local hospital, claiming the hospital violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit Act. Kristie Wilkins filed the suit Feb. 1 in Berkeley Circuit Court against City Hospital. Wilkins was … Read More »

Feb. 1 Kristie Wilkins vs. City Hospital Inc. PA – Brenda Waugh; J – Christopher Wilkes * Wilkins was seriously injured on Nov. 30, 2005, when her vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. She claims the hospital violated the … Read More »

MARTINSBURG – A New Jersey woman says she was attacked and nearly raped by a rest area maintenance worker near Martinsburg. The unnamed woman filed the suit Jan. 26 in Berkeley Circuit Court, naming Job Squad Inc., The West Virginia … Read More »

Jan. 26 Jane Doe vs. Job Squad Inc., The West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities Inc., The West Virginia Department of Transportation, The West Virginia Department of Commerce and Christopher Godsey PA – Stephen Skinner; J – Gray Silver * … Read More »

MARTINSBURG – A bank, landscapers, cabinet makers and other subcontractors have filed suits for millions of dollars against a homebuilder, his companies and associates in Berkeley County. John E. Petry, his company American Homes by United Builders LLC and his … Read More »

MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County woman filed a suit against her neighbors and a construction company for trespassing on her property and destroying trees and shrubbery while inserting a new sewer line. Sharon E. Crook-Hanna filed the complaint Jan. 3 … Read More »

Jan. 3 Sharon E. Crook-Hanna vs. Joseph M. “Mike” Thompson, Mary J. Thompson, Robert Kerns, Kerns Hauling & Excavating LLC, Rick Mann and Marta E. Mann PA – Michael Scales; J – David Sanders * The plaintiff claims the defendants … Read More »