Federal grant funding
USA Spending grants to West Virginia at the state level have not yet been reviewed, please check back soon. To see grant funding to cities and counties within West Virginia, scroll down to the “Cities and counties we’re monitoring” section of this page.
Military equipment transfers
We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.
Police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements
Data last updated April 22, 2026
This is state-level data, not an aggregate of city and county information.
Settlements
We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $1,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.
| Year | Description | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
In July 2024, a Kanawha County Circuit judge approved a $1 million settlement with the family of Edmond Exline, who became unresponsive in a struggle with West Virginia State Police near Martinsburg, West Virginia, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. On February 12, 2023, Exline was walking along Interstate 81 when he was approached by a West Virginia state trooper. The trooper immediately drew his firearm and pointed it at Exline before switching to a Taser. He then repeatedly deployed the Taser and called for backup. Two additional West Virginia state troopers soon arrived and began to physically assault Exline, including by striking him with a flashlight and kneeing him. Exline, who was unarmed, was not under the influence of any alcohol or narcotics, and was not committing a crime, became unresponsive during the incident and died. Sources |
Compensation
$1,000,000.00 |
Counties and cities we’re monitoring in West Virginia
Data was last updated September 6, 2022
Counties
| Funding | Misconduct and Settlements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Population | Grant funding found | Military equipment value | Consent decree | Public misconduct database | Settlements | |
| No Counties monitored in state | |||||||