Meek

ELKINS — A Randolph County grand jury will hear the case of a Randolph County woman accused of hitting multiple parked cars while having an infant in the front seat after she waived her right to a preliminary hearing this week.

Cynthia Ann Meek, 31, is charged with one count of child neglect creating risk of serious bodily injury, a felony. She is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond.

On Monday, Meek waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court. He case will now move forward to be considered by a Randolph County grand jury.

After Meek waived her preliminary hearing, her attorney, Paul Gwaltney, asked the court to modify her bond from cash-only to property/surety or 10%. Gwaltney argued that Meek had no prior felony charges and there were no actual injuries to the child involved in the crash. He also stated that Meek was looking into attending rehabilitation.

Assistant Randolph County Prosecutor Leckta Poling said the state had no position on bond, but added that the state’s biggest concern was the safety of the child. Poling said the state also recommended rehabilitation for Meek.

Randolph County Magistrate Benjamin Shepler, who presided over the hearing, denied the bond modification motion from the defense, stating that $25,000 cash-only was a “fair bond.”

According to the criminal complaint, filed by Corporal D.E. George with the Elkins Police Department, on May 15, George responded to a residence on South Davis Avenue in Elkins for a reported hit and run.

The caller advised Randolph County 911 that a female had hit multiple parked vehicles, had gotten out of her vehicle while carrying a juvenile and ran toward 11th Street, the complaint states. Once at the scene, George was advised by Deputy Schnoover with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office that the woman was observed getting into another vehicle after the incident. Randolph County 911 said that the address associated with the second vehicle’s registration was on 15th Street.

When George arrived at the residence on 15th Street, he spoke with a man who said the woman was his daughter and that she was inside the residence, the complaint states.

George then made contact with the woman, who was identified as Meek, the complaint states. Meek said that she had been driving the initial vehicle at the time of the accident. When asked why she ran from the scene, Meek reportedly said, “I freaked out.” George then asked what caused the accident, to which Meek allegedly responded that “the A-arm on the car broke and it caused me to hit the vehicles.” She also reportedly stated that she knew the A-arm, a control arm suspension link on the car, had been broken “for a while.”

Meek said the child with her at the time of the accident was born in 2025, the complaint states. The owner of one of the vehicles that had been struck reportedly told police that when she looked outside, she observed that the juvenile with Meek was not in a car seat, but instead was in the front seat. When asked if there was anything illegal in the vehicle, Meek reportedly responded, “my marijuana bowl” which she said she had last used “that morning.”

Officers observed that the inspection sticker on Meek’s vehicle displayed a date of March 2026, the complaint states. Meek allegedly stated that she was “unsure” if the vehicle had insurance. Her license also showed a status of surrendered.

EMS responded to the residence on 15th Street to evaluate Meek and the juvenile; however, Meek denied medical treatment from EMS, the complaint states. George then drove her to Davis Medical Center for clearance. While there, Meek consented to a blood draw and George obtained the samples. He wrote in the complaint that he would be sending the samples to the West Virginia State Police Crime Lab for examination.