Commission Files Petition To Remove Sheriff

{Point Pleasant, West Virginia}...The Mason County Commission filed a petition Monday to remove Sheriff David Anthony from office. The petition stems from wanton endangerment and embezzlement charges Anthony faced at the end of 2011. Some of the charges against Anthony are related to an incident late last year when he allegedly fired a gun over the head of his 13 year old son. The charges include wanton endangerment, child neglect creating risk of injury, domestic assault, shooting near a dwelling. In January, Anthony pleaded not guilty to a 42-count indictment including fraudulent scheme, 19 counts of embezzlement and 18 counts of unauthorized use of a government purchasing card charges. A pretrial hearing will be held in March.