Berkeley County sheriff responds to scrutiny after daughter's traffic accident – WV MetroNews

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County Sheriff Nathan Harmon is responding to questions about how he responded following his  daughter’s Jan. 6 car crash on Cemetery Road outside of Martinsburg. Nathan Harmon Portions of a Snapchat video posted on Facebook reportedly show Carrie Harmon, 22, the night of the accident expressing gratitude for her father being on the scene after saying she “done did it.” That has prompted scrutiny over whether the sheriff intervened in the investigation. The sheriff arrived at the accident scene in plain clothes. In bodycam video from responding Deputy William Henderson that Harmon shared with the Panhandle News Network and MetroNews, the sheriff appears to walk over to the car by himself with a flashlight. Harmon then asked Deputy Henderson, “Is she drinking?” Henderson responded, “I can’t tell.” In the official report, also released by the sheriff, Henderson does not indicate suspecting drug or alcohol use. Sheriff Harmon released a statement saying he has made great strides in being transparent. “As a father and out of respect for the citizens of the county in which I serve, I offer you complete disclosure of the accident my daughter was involved in, shortly after midnight on January 6th, to
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