{Nitro, West Virginia}...Retired Charleston Police Officer 40 year old David Wayne Reedy of Nitro faces a felony charge after he allegedly sold methamphetamine in a Walmart parking lot at Nitro Marketplace. While responding to another call Tuesday, Nitro Police Officer D.S. Bays says he saw Reedy walking through the store. Bays recognized Reedy from a previous incident in Putnam County in which Reedy had been arrested on a domestic-battery charge and then violated the conditions of his bail. Bays called Putnam County Magistrate Court, who said Reedy had an active state warrant for the bail violation. After Reedy left the store and went to his pickup, Bays says he saw what appeared to be a hand-to-hand transaction. Bays approached Reedy's truck and asked him to get out, advising him of the active warrant for his arrest. A loaded firearm and a pipe used to smoke meth was found in Reedy's pockets. A St. Albans police officer and dog were dispatched to the scene, where a large amount of meth consistent with the distribution of a controlled substance was found. Reedy retired from the Charleston Police Department's patrol division in 2003.
