Black Market Gas in Southern West Virginia

Psst… Hey buddy, want to buy some gas?

Apparently the future of crime in southern West Virginia lies with black market gas. According to an article in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph today, law enforcement is preparing for thieves stealing tanker trucks and stealing large quantities of gas from gas stations.

I can picture it now… Gas thieves will be the new robin hoods, stealing from the gas companies and selling to the poor at a substantially-reduced rate. You might play up the robin hood theory to the jury. It could work.

You can read the full article here.

– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.

Got Cell Phone Records?

If you have a case in which you will need to subpoena cell phone records, no need to reinvent the wheel…

I came across this posting of Mark Bennett’s regarding addresses of the major cell phone companies to which to serve subpoenas, which can be used in either civil or criminal cases.

Here is the link.

– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.