Former Purcellville officer indicted on drug-theft charges

Former Purcellville Police Officer Timothy Hood, 40, has been indicted on 50 counts of obtaining controlled substances by theft in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Hood had been serving as a Ranson, West Virginia, police officer since 2021. 

Each count alleges that controlled substances were obtained “unlawfully, feloniously and knowingly by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, theft, deception or subterfuge.” The indictment specifies that the substances were taken from items in the Ranson Police Department’s evidence storage, involving multiple prior cases.

Hood fatally shot Loudoun Valley High School student Christian Sierra in May 2014 but was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the incident. In a civil trial, a jury found Hood liable for battery and for the wrongful death of Sierra, concluding that he used excessive force during the incident.

The indictment in West Virginia represents a significant development in Hood’s law enforcement career. Authorities will now pursue the charges in Jefferson County courts.