Sponaugle

Sponaugle

ELKINS — A Parsons woman is facing a total of 15 felony charges from multiple incidents in Randolph County after being arrested for an alleged stabbing Thursday morning.

Kandice Lee Sponaugle, 30, is charged with one count of malicious assault, four counts of forgery, four counts of uttering, three counts of obtaining money under false pretenses and three counts of identity theft.

Sponaugle’s bond was set at $75,000 cash or surety by Randolph County Magistrate George “Mike” Riggleman.

According to a criminal complaint written by Deputy B.M. Roy of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officers responded to a Harman residence in reference to a stabbing on Thursday.

While in transit to the scene, Roy observed a female, later identified as Sponaugle, walking in the opposite direction, who was then stopped and asked for any identification, the report states — adding that she first told officers that her name was Samantha Castevens and later identified herself as Sponaugle after detainment, the complaint states.

According to the complaint, Sponaugle told officers that she had been involved in a domestic and was trying to go to a friend’s residence in Harman.

The complaint states that Sponaugle was instructed of her Miranda rights and transported back to the residence, adding that when officers described their reason for response, she stated that she never stabbed the alleged victim; Sponaugle then told officers that when she was attempting to leave the residence, the alleged victim “hit her in the back of the head with an ash tray and also smacked her in the leg with a cased machete.”

Upon arriving at the residence, the alleged victim told Roy that he was stabbed by Sponaugle and that he wished to pursue charges, the complaint states.

“I was able to observe a hole in the victim’s left side below his armpit,” stated Roy.

According to the complaint, Sponaugle was then arrested for malicious assault and transported to Tygart Valley Regional Jail.

The complaint states that Roy spoke to the alleged victim again at Davis Medical Center, where he stated that he and Sponaugle had become involved in a verbal altercation when he requested that Sponaugle leave the residence, and he felt a “stick in the side” after raising his voice and walking by Sponaugle.

“(He) then stated that he was unsure what the pain was from until he saw the blood running down his side,” stated Roy, adding that the alleged victim further stated that he was able to see the knife after the stabbing.

According to a criminal complaint prepared by Trooper R.C. Watson, in a separate and unrelated incident, the officer received a walk-in complaint at the WVSP Elkins Detachment in reference to a check fraud on Jan. 25.

The complaint states that the alleged victim informed Watson that she had not write any of the cashed checks and provided him with a copy of a check that was written out of her old business account, which had been closed for 20 years.

The officer was provided with a written statement from the alleged victim, who advised that she had received a call from the BFS in Canaan Valley saying that someone had written a check using the old business account, adding that she had also received an insufficient funds letter from the Elkins Shop ‘n Save in the amount of $286 and that a manager at the grocery store informed her that there was another check in the mail that the alleged victim had not yet received, the complaint states.

On Jan. 26, Watson went to the Elkins Shop ‘n Save and obtained video surveillance and a written statement from the employee who cashed the check.

On Feb. 14, Watson received another call from the alleged victim who advised that she had received another check in the mail from Shop ‘n Save in the amount of $238.94; Watson then obtained a copy of the check and surveillance footage of the transaction from the store, the complaint states.

According to the complaint, on Feb. 21, the alleged victim advised Watson that there had been another check written to the Appalachian Animal Hospital in Elkins, at which time the officer went to the business to obtain further information.

Upon arrival, Watson made contact with the business’s client services manager, who stated that she was not working at the front desk at the time the check was written; however, she had reviewed the video and knew who the female was, as she had previously brought her dog into the clinic and all of her records were on file.

The client services manager then identified the female writing the check as Sponagule and completed a statement, the complaint states.

According to the complaint, Watson observed the surveillance video from the animal clinic, finding Sponaugle to be the same woman who had written the three previous checks, and noting that the last check had been signed using Sponaugle’s name.

The complaint states that Watson then contacted the Tucker County Sheriff’s Department, at which time he was advised that there was a case of the same nature being investigated regarding Sponaugle.