MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. (WAVY)- A suspect in a larceny case, arrested earlier this year, has been indicted. Michael Paul West was indicted in Mathews Circuit Court Tuesday.
He has a Grand Jury hearing on July 22.
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West, of Hayes, Virginia, along with Shanon Marie Smith of Newport News, face several charges after firearms and jewelry, valued at more than $1,000, were reported stolen from a home in the 100 block of Morris Flippin Road. No one was home at the time of the crime.
Video surveillance footage and flock cameras helped investigators identify the suspects.
47-year-old West was arrested by Newport News Police April 18, 2026. Officers arrested 31-year-old Shanon Marie Smith on April 21…