The mayor of Mill Creek and her two adult children are behind bars in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail after allegedly delivering contraband to an inmate in Huttonsville Correctional Center.
Mayor Diane Currence is charged with seven misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit delivery of contraband to an adult in custody; one count of possession of marijuana; four counts of delivery of a contraband to an adult in custody; and one felony count of committing the delivery of marijuana to an adult in custody, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Department.
Jason Currence, her son, is facing misdemeanor charges of two counts of conspiracy to commit delivery of contraband to an adult in custody and one count of possession of marijuana, the Sheriff's Department said.
Kathryn Currence, her daughter, is charged with one count of delivery of contraband to an adult in custody.
The three were scheduled to be arraigned in Randolph County Magistrate Court this morning.
The arrests were made after an ongoing investigation by the sheriff's department in cooperation with Huttonsville Correctional Center. The three have allegedly been delivering tobacco and other substances to a prisoner.
The incident is still under investigation and more arrests will be made, according to the sheriff's department.
