MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – A Berkeley County man convicted on multiple counts related to sexual assault from 2024 now faces 27 to 73 years in prison.
Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph R. Kinser says a Berkeley County jury found Cody Gene Eggleton, 24, of Martinsburg guilty Friday of Malicious Assault, Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Strangulation, Wanton Endangerment, two Counts of Sexual Assault in the Second-Degree, Domestic Assault, two counts of Domestic Battery, Interfering with Emergency Communications, and Unlawful Restraint. The charges stem from from a sexual assault that occurred on or between January 29, 2024, and January 31, 2024, in Capital Heights.
Eggleton now faces a maximum sentence of twenty-seven and a half to seventy-three (27.5–73) years in prison and fifty (50) years of supervised release thereafter. Eggleton will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
Sentencing is set for March 14th.
Upon the return of the jury’s verdict, the Defendant was remanded to custody to await sentencing. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The four-day trial was held before the Honorable Judge Debra M. H. McLaughlin of the 27th Judicial Circuit.
This matter was investigated by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department and prosecuted by Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Raymond E. Boyce, Jr. and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Megan Yates. Mr. Kinser would like to specifically thank Deputy Weidman for her investigation in this case and for her service to the community generally. Mr. Kinser would also like to thank the jury for carefully weighing the evidence and providing a verdict that achieves justice for the victims and the community
