Police Blotter

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Joshua Adam Amory, 19, of Scott Depot, W.Va., was arrested in connection with shoplifting from the Marshall University Bookstore on Oct. 16. The arriving officer viewed video surveillance of a white male placing a textbook inside his pants, concealing the book and walking out of the southeast door. Officers stopped the suspect in the 1600 block of Fifth Avenue where the suspect was identified as Amory. He was arrested and read his Miranda rights, where he agreed to speak and write a statement of his involvement in several crimes that had taken place over several days. Amory admitted to stealing backpacks and textbooks from the Memorial Student Center and the Marshall bookstore from Oct. 13 to Oct. 16. Amory was charged with three counts of false pretenses, two counts of petit larceny and one count of shoplifting. He was taken to Magistrate Darrell Black and was arraigned on those charges. He received a $24,250 bond and was released to a relative.

      Late to the tailgate
Kesha Blankenship, 21, of Huntington, was arrested in connection with driving under the influence. At 2:22 a.m. Oct. 15, a red Mercury Cougar was observed coming off the stadium parking lot in the 300 block of 20th Street with no headlights heading north. The vehicle's headlights were turned on and was observed swerving in the 1600 block. Blankenship was identified and had red-glassy eyes and slow speech. Blankenship said she had nothing to drink, but two unopened bottles of beer on the passenger's side floorboard were found. Blankenship was administered a preliminary breath test which she failed. She was then administered three field sobriety tests —walk and turn, horizontal gaze nystagmus and one-leg stand — and failed all three. Blankenship was given a preliminary breath test in which she registered a blood alcohol level of .120. She was arrested for driving under the influence (1st offense) and having no motor vehicle inspection. Blankenship was transported to the West Virginia State Police barracks to be administered a secondary chemical test. While at the barracks, Blankenship registered a .107 percent on the intox EX/IR II secondary chemical test. She was then transported and lodged in the Western Regional Jail.

                              
                 No dough
Tony K. Eanes, 38, of Huntington, was arrested in connection with shoplifting. At 3:22 p.m. Oct. 9, it was reported that an unknown black male entered Harless Dining Hall, removed a pizza and left without paying. The suspect then went inside the 7-11 located at 1901 Fifth Avenue and is said to have stolen a Slurpee from that store. The suspect was found in the 1900 block of Fifth Avenue and was identified as Eanes. He was arrested for 2nd degree shoplifting and transported to Magistrate John McCallister's office where he was given a $500 bond. Eanes was transported and lodged in the Western Regional Jail.

            High rise
Blaine Thomas Mayo, 19, of Beckley, W.Va., was arrested in connection with possession of marijuana. On Oct. 2, the smell of marijuana was reported coming from Twin Towers West Room 1115. Mayo gave officers verbal consent to search his room. In plain view on his desk were small marijuana stems. Inside his desk drawer was a pipe used to smoke marijuana and a silver set of scales. Also underneath his bed sheets was a small baggy containing what was believed to be marijuana. The total weight of the contents was 1.5 grams. Mayo was issued an arrest citation for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.

Neera Doss can be contacted at doss27@marshall.edu.