BUCKHANNON – A Logan County woman was arrested for allegedly conspiring to steal a four-wheeler.
Charyn Fortune, 31, of Chapmanville, W.Va., was arrested Thursday, Aug. 27 for grand larceny, a felony; felony conspiracy; and driving while license revoked for non-DUI third offense, a misdemeanor.
According to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s Office filed by investigating officer Deputy Dakota Linger with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department on April, 1, 2020 Deputy Tyler Gordon and Cpl. Dewaine Linger received an anonymous tip about a four-wheeler that had possibly been stolen and loaded into the back of a van on Boonie Hall Road.
Gordon and Linger identified the stolen four-wheeler and had the van towed, with the four-wheeler inside the van, to Jeffries Towing. Dakota Linger went to Jeffries Towing to identify the four-wheeler. Dakota Linger searched the van and took possession of the four-wheeler and released it back to Edward Reed.
On April 12, 2020, Linger went to Boonie Hall Road where Fortune and her boyfriend were reportedly living. According to the file, Linger talked to Fortune and she admitted to conspiring with an unknown individual to steal a 2010 Polaris MXR450 four- wheeler from the victim’s residence in French Creek.
The value of the four-wheeler at the time it was stolen was $2,000.
The report says that on Jan. 10, 2020 Fortune allegedly stole the four-wheeler and drove it down the Gould Road towards Adrian with two prior conviction dates of Jan. 29, 2018 and Dec. 30, 2019 for driving suspended. Fortune also told Linger the van the four-wheeler was in belonged to her.
Bail was set at $20,000 for grand larceny, $20,000 for conspiracy and $1,500 for driving while license revoked for non-DUI third offense.
The possible penalty for a conviction of grand larceny is confinement in the state penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or, in the discretion of the court, confinement in jail for up to one year and a fine of not more than $2,500.
The possible penalty for a conviction of felony conspiracy is confinement in the state penitentiary for not less than one nor more than 10 years. Meanwhile, the possible penalty for a conviction of driving while license revoked for non-DUI third offense is confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days and a fine ranging from $150 to $500.
