RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A former fire chief’s daughter for the Town of Sophia is facing embezzlement charges.
Brandi Ball, 39, was arrested and charged on Friday, September 9, 2022, by West Virginia State Police for embezzlement. Ball’s father, Keith Churning, the former fire chief for the Town of Sophia, was arrested in 2021 for stealing over 100,000 dollars between 2017 and 2019. State Police now say that his daughter conspired with him to steal.
Ball is accused of using over 400 dollars at JoAnn’s in Beckley with funds from the Town of Sophia. She also spent over 500 dollars on Christmas trees delivered to her boutique in Beckley. She spent over 1,000 dollars of funds on her AT&T bill.
Churning turned down a plea deal and goes to trial in December.
