Police respond to man lying in road, recover loaded handgun & drugs

Last week, Lt. S.A. Place of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a man lying in the roadway in the area of Fairfax Street and Fairview Drive. Upon encountering the individual, Lt. Place questioned why he was in the area.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Roger F. Griffith, 35, of Berkeley Springs told the officer he was currently using drugs and staying with a known drug…