Wyoming County woman sentenced for burglary and grand larceny

WYOMING COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — A Wyoming County woman was sentenced to prison for burglary and grand larceny.

On April 25, 2024, 44-year-old Leanna Carol Mills, of Bud, was sentenced to one to fifteen years for burglary and one to ten years for grand larceny. The sentences will be served consecutively for two to twenty-five years in prison.

Corporal M.C. Shifflette with the West Virginia State Police responded to a report of a copper theft in Basin, West Virginia on August 2, 2023. In the investigation, it was discovered that around 400 feet of copper that provided power to a water pump was cut and stolen by Mills and her co-defendant.

We are very pleased with the sentence in this case. Our hope is that it sends a strong message that crime, in general, and violent crime, in particular, will not be tolerated in Wyoming County.

Gregory Bishop | Wyoming County Prosecutor

In Herndon, West Virginia on February 7, 2024, Sergeant Matt Lane with the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary. The following investigation revealed that Mills broke into a house and demanded money. When the person did not give her money, Mills attacked and choked the person.

Bishop thanked Sergeant Matt Lane of the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office, the entire prosecutor’s staff, Corporal M.C. Shifflette from the West Virginia State Police, and Assistant Prosecutor Derek Laxton for their work on the investigation.

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