Duties of the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Represent the State of West Virginia before the Marshall County Circuit Court, Grand Jury and Magistrate Court.
  • Represent petitioners in all juvenile delinquency proceedings and abuse/neglect proceedings.
  • Act as a legal advisor for various state and local governmental entities.
  • Provide services to victims of crime.
  • Investigation and prosecution of violation of state criminal laws in Marshall County, WV.

Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is a pattern of coercive behavior used to maintain power and control in a relationship. This abuse can be physical, sexual, or emotional. Besides relatives, a "relationship" can include anyone you currently live with, have lived within the past, or anyone you are or used to be intimately involved with. To get more information on Assistance for Domestic Violence click here.

Victim Assistance Program
The Marshall County Victim Assistance Program was created as a part of the Prosecutor's Office in 2005 to help ensure the victims of crime receive fair and compassionate treatment throughout the judicial process. For more information on Victim Assistance Programs click here.

Sex Offender Registry information

The West Virginia State Police releases the following information pursuant to state law §15-12-5 which authorizes the State Police to inform the public of a sex offender's release when the offender is a sexually violent offender, the offender has multiple convictions of a sexual offense, the offender's victim was a minor or if the offender has been determined to be a sexually violent predator. These sex offenders have served the sentence imposed by the courts and have advised the state police that they will be living in the location indicated.

THESE PERSONS ARE NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME. THIS NOTIFICATION IS NOT INTENDED TO INCREASE FEAR; RATHER, IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS A SAFER PUBLIC.

Law enforcement has no legal authority to direct where a sex offender may or may not live. Unless court ordered restrictions exist, these offenders are constitutionally free to live wherever he/she chooses.
Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it wasn't until passage of the Sex Offender Registration law that law enforcement even knew where they were living. In many cases, law enforcement is now able to share that information with you. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate, or harass registered sex offenders will not be tolerated. Further, such abuse could potentially end law enforcement's ability to provide community notifications. We believe the only person who wins if community notification ends is the sex offender, since sex offenders derive their power through secrecy.

If you have information regarding current criminal activity of any offender, please call your local law enforcement agency

View the WV State Police Sex Offender Registry


Grand Jury Terms

  • November 2008 Term: Jeffrey D. Cramer Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney, announces the following True Bills of Indictment for the November 2008. For full release click here.

  • March 2009 Term:The Marshall County Grand Jury will meet on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 9:00 A.M., in the Circuit Court of Marshall County, WV.

Inmate Locator

WV Regional Jail Authority


WV Dept. of Corrections

Federal Bureau of Prisons


Jeffrey D. Cramer, Prosecutor

April J. Wheeler, Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

Joseph Canestraro, Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

Brett Ferro, Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

Eric Gordon, Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

Steve Taylor, Domestic Violence Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

Rhonda Wade, Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

John Artimez Jr., Asst. Prosecuting Attorney

Thomas Westfall, Investigator

Cheryl Duke, Legal Assistant/Office Manager

Jennifer Terry, Legal Assistant

Tina Ebbert, Legal Assistant

Sharon Fankhauser, Legal Assistant

Zack Schane, Victim Advocate

  Mailing Address
Marshall County Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 243
Moundsville, WV 26041
Ph: (304) 845-3580
Fx: (304) 843-0320

Business Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.



Office Location
Marshall County Prosecutor's Office
600 7th Street
Moundsville, WV 26041

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Marshall County, WV
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