CLARKSBURG — U.S. Attorney Jarod J. Douglas was recognized during an awards ceremony for his investigations and community service by the Northern District of West Virginia and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Douglas, who was part of the lead counsel for the serial medical murder case involving Reta Mays and the espionage case of Jonathan Toebbe and Diana Toebbe,
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray sent a letter of commendation to Douglas for his work and, following the ceremony, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office Michael D. Nordwall presented Douglas with the letter.
Wray praised Douglas "for his outstanding performance as the lead prosecutor on numerous high-profile FBI investigations based in West Virginia."
Wray also called Douglas "a great credit to the Department of Justice" because of his "innovative prosecution strategies, grit, tenacity, aggressiveness, and deep legal knowledge."
Douglas was recognized last year for his work in the Mays case during the Annual Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Awards ceremony, also.
In July 2020, Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, admitted to killing seven veterans and attempting to kill an eighth, with insulin injections. Mays was sentenced in May 2021 to seven consecutive life sentences plus 20 years.
Douglas has been with the U.S. Attorney's Office since 2012. He initially served in the civil division of the U.S. Attorney's Office under the Attorney General's Honors Program and then was appointed to the position of assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Douglas prosecutes federal criminal matters that occur in the Eastern Panhandle.
Before working in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Douglas previously served as a law clerk for Chief Judge John Preston Bailey.
He is a 2009 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board. He received his undergraduate degree from WVU and was a member of the Mountaineer football team. Douglas is also a 2002 graduate of Clay County High School and is the son of Kanawha County Family Court Judge Jim Douglas.