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ELKINS -- A Randolph County man was sentenced to five years of supervised probation this week for misdemeanor destruction of property.
Faustino Jason Stokes, 53, of Elkins, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Wilfong to one year in the regional jail, suspended for five years of supervised probation, for one count of misdemeanor destruction of property. Stokes will have to successfully complete the Randolph County Adult Drug Court program, if he qualifies, and pay a restitution of $912.54 to the victim in this case.
On May 13, Stokes entered into a plea agreement, pleading guilty to one count of misdemeanor destruction of property. In February, Stokes was initially indicted by the Randolph County Grand Jury on one count of felony destruction of property.
Stokes was arrested in July 2025 after getting into a physical altercation with another man and then ramming his truck into the other man’s vehicle.
Representing Stokes in court was attorney Brent Easton. Assistant Randolph County Prosecutor Colin Henning represented the state.
Before the sentence was issued, Henning stated that, while Stokes has an extensive criminal history, the facts and circumstances of this case were “not very serious,” in his opinion. Henning said the state would leave sentencing to the discretion of the court. He did ask the court to order restitution of approximately $912 to the victim in this case.
Easton then asked the court to suspend any sentenced issued to Stokes in exchange for a period of probation. While he agreed with Henning that Stokes has an extensive criminal history, Easton explained that many of those charges occurred while Stokes was actively drinking and using drugs. Easton said that, since being charged in this case, Stokes has worked on his sobriety while out on bond. He stated that Stokes has taken advantage of his time out of jail by keeping consistent work and completing DUI classes to reinstate his license. He added that restitution to the victim could be made that day as Stokes had the money ready.
Stokes also addressed the court and stated that he could “honestly say” he was doing good now and that he was “getting too old for this.” He said that, while he deserves jail “for a lot more that this,” jail would mess up his situation as an employee and as a man still raising kids.
Wilfong asked Stokes how he was handling his drug addiction; he responded that he attends group and one-on-one counseling twice a week, attends meetings at a church at least once week and that he is prescribed Suboxone.
After Wilfong issued the sentence, Henning asked how they would proceed with supervised probation if Stoke did not qualify for the Adult Drug Court program. Wilfong stated that, if Stokes happened to not qualify, they would hold a follow-up hearing to discuss another alternative. She explained that, while Stokes appeared to be doing really well with his sobriety, her concern was the possibly of Stokes falling back into drugs and crime again. She also stated that she was happy to see and was proud of Stokes turning his life around.