BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Sheriff of Berkeley County Nathan Harmon has released a statement after his daughter was arrested for a fight in Berkeley County.
The fight is reported to have occurred at a bar in Martinsburg.
The daughter of Sheriff Harmon, 23-year-old Carrie Harmon, was arrested on Monday, July 24. She has been charged with Conspiracy and Malicious Wounding.
Berkeley Sheriff Nathan Harmon posted the following statement on his Facebook page:
“I want to ensure the public that when it comes to committing criminal offenses, it DOESN’T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, my Deputies will do their jobs WITHOUT worrying of influences WITHOUT interference, and WITHOUT politics. It was reported to me last week that my daughter was under investigation for a fight she was involved in after the victim reported the assault.
The very first words out of my mouth was “I want ZERO outside influences in this investigation, leave the Deputies to do their jobs and this gets treated like any other investigation”. I am very proud of the thorough work they did as I was informed today that a warrant was issued for her arrest and she subsequently turned herself into the Deputies this evening without incident.
As with all families, my wife and I can say we’ve tried to do our best to teach our kids the difference of right and wrong and after they turn of adult age you pray to God nearly every day that your kids abide and walk the straight and narrow path. Unfortunately, as many parents can attest, it doesn’t always work that way. My daughter made her own choices and also chose a circle of friends that do not make good choices either. She is an adult and her actions will be subject to adult rules and she will pay adult consequences. I truly hope and pray she learns from this and comes full circle away from bad influences. We also pray for the victim and her family as this is an extremely sad situation that the victim should not have endured.
Sheriff N.A. Harmon”
As of Wednesday, July 26, Carrie Harmon remains at Eastern Regional Jail on a $65,000 cash-only bond.