Raleigh County Commission to request investigation into allegations against Prosecuting Attorney, Ben Hatfield following Special Session

UPDATE: An investigation by the West Virginia Commission on Special Investigations into allegations against Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney, Ben Hatfield will be requested by the Raleigh County Commission following a Special Session meeting on Thursday.

The development follows the emergence of information provided to Raleigh County Commission members from three current Raleigh County Circuit Court Judges with regard to allegations against Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Benjamin Hatfield of inappropriate conduct.

“The Raleigh County Commission will request the West Virginia Commission on Special Investigation to initiate an investigation into these allegations and inform the Commission of their findings and recommendations,” said the commission in a statement read aloud by Raleigh County Commission President, Greg Duckworth following the Executive Session. “There will be no additional statements by the Raleigh County Commission or Raleigh County Commissioners until the investigation has been completed.”
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BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Raleigh County Commission members assembled early Thursday morning with regard to an unspecified personnel matter.

The scheduled Special Session got underway at 8:00am and saw Commission President Greg Duckworth almost immediately motioning to go into Executive Session regarding the morning’s agenda.

The motion passed, resulting in commissioners departing the primary commission chambers for a private discussion.

LOOTPRESS is on-site at the Special Session meeting and will provide updates as additional details become available.