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BUCKHANNON -- An Upshur County man faces multiple charges after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and then attempting to lie to and flee from police with methamphetamine on his person.
Ricky Shane Gibson, 35, is charged with one count of burglary, a felony. He is also charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance, one count of fleeing from an officer and one count of obstructing, all misdemeanors. Gibson is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $15,500 cash-only bond.
According to one of the criminal complaints filed by Patrolman C. Spotloe with the Buckhannon City Police Department, on July 13, the Upshur County Communication Center dispatched Spotloe in reference to a possible domestic.
While driving to the scene, Spotloe was informed that the suspect, who was the alleged victim’s ex-boyfriend, had already left the scene, the complaint states. The alleged victim stated that the suspect had been in the backyard, but she believed he was gone. Spotloe searched the area, but was unable to locate the suspect. In the backyard, Spotloe would see footprints in the dew of the grass, as well as bike tracks leading towards West Virginia Wesleyan College. He then advised Deputy R. Lamb with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office that the suspect was possibly on a bike heading towards the college. Lamb would attempt to find the suspect while Spotloe spoke with the alleged victim.
Spotloe observed the alleged victim in her bedroom, appearing to be “crying and scared,” the complaint states. He then went to the front of the residence to speak with her. When Spotloe asked what was going on, the alleged victim stated that she had gotten into a fight with her ex-boyfriend earlier in the day and her mother had told him to leave. The alleged victim had been laying down in her bed when she heard a “loud banging noise” on the window directly behind her bedside table. The alleged victim reportedly stated that the suspect was hitting the window so hard, he broke the latch on the wall.
When Spotloe asked if items on the floor were from the suspect banging on the window, the alleged victim stated that, when she called 911, the suspect entered the window and pushed over her lamp and other items, the complaint states. Spotloe then asked if she knew who the suspect was, to which she reportedly stated that it was her ex-boyfriend, Gibson. Spotloe then obtained photos of Gibson and took photos of the items knocked over in the bedroom. He then asked if the alleged victim was “in fear for her life” at any point during the incident. The alleged victim nodded and stated that she had been scared. In the complaint, Spotloe writes that the alleged victim appeared very shaky, confused, in a panic and “seemed like she was in distress.”
In another criminal complaint filed by Spotloe, on July 15, while on patrol, Spotloe drove by a male subject in a light-colored shirt and pants who he allegedly identified to be Gibson. After advising the Communication Center of the spotting, Spotloe made contact with Gibson.
Spotloe asked Gibson if he had any identification and Gibson said he did not, the complaint states. Spotloe then asked Gibson for his full name, to which Gibson allegedly replied his name was Robert Allen Gibson and that his birth year was 1998. Gibson then allegedly corrected himself and said his birth year was 1989. He reportedly could not tell Spotloe his last four digits of his social security number.
While Spotloe was trying to identify Gibson over the phone with the Communication Center, Gibson allegedly attempted to flee on foot, the complaint states. Spotloe secured Gibson to the ground and placed him in “mechanical hand restraints.” After Spotloe called Gibson “Ricky” during the arrest, Gibson allegedly said, “Oh so you know who I am.”
Spotloe asked Gibson if he had anything in his pockets, to which Gibson reportedly stated that he had needles on him, the complaint states. While obtaining the needles, Spotloe allegedly found two clear baggies containing a “white crystal-like substance” on Gibson’s person. The complaint states that the substance would later test positive for methamphetamine through field testing kits.