| By Bob Weaver
State Police are saying that Richard Allen Starcher, 29, of Arnoldsburg and Spencer was an "accessory before and after the fact," in the robbery of the Arnoldsburg branch of the Calhoun Bank on December 5.
He is being held in Central Regional Jail on $75,000 bond.
Cpl. Doug Starcher, according to the criminal complaint, says Richard Starcher had knowledge of the bank robbery before the fact, in an "attempt to arrange a hide-out for the principal Darin S. McClain," who took about $16,000 in the actual hold-up.
McClain was arrested in Ohio and is to be extradited to West Virginia.
The criminal complaint says that Richard Starcher attempted to arrange a hide-out with a family member in Spencer.
A statement from a family member indicates that "(Richard Starcher) had planned this crime with the accused (McClain)."
Officer Starcher, in the complaint, says that Richard Starcher gave little information, "first claiming he did not know (McClain)," later identifying McClain by a photo, saying he only knew him by his nickname "Turtle."
The complaint then says Richard Starcher gave false information regarding knowledge of McClain's whereabouts, also denying knowledge of the bank robbery.
A family member told police that Richard Starcher had been in contact with McClain for about two weeks before McClain he came to West Virginia, and that he "implied he would be coming into some money."
Cpl. Starcher, in the complaint, says he "interviewed additional witnesses who stated that (Richard Starcher) met with Darin McClain after the bank robbery... made arrangements for (McClain) to be picked-up after the robbery...and further arranged...for transportation back to Ohio."
An Arnoldsburg man, Beau Allen Collins, 26, has also been charged with being accessory to the robbery, according to a criminal complaint.
Collins is being held in Central Regional Jail on $75,000 bond.
The complaint says Collins "arranged transportation for (McClain) by paying another individual a monetary amount (for) driving (Collins) and McClain to Ohio."
"(Collins) rode in a vehicle with the accused bank robber to ... Akron, Ohio," says the complaint.
The complaint also says Collins was "paid money by (McClain) for (Collins) helping him in the commission of the ... bank robbery," further saying Collins gave the officer false information regarding the money.
The Arnoldsburg bank robbery was the first in the county's 157 year history.
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