A discrepancy in a tractor down payment led to a criminal investigation involving Chad Morgan Quesenberry, a former Oak Hill Middle School principal accused of taking money while working at an equipment dealership in Beckley, West Virginia.
Investigators accuse Quesenberry of keeping portions of customer payments at Bridgeport Equipment and changing sales records inside the company’s computer system. Reporting based on the criminal complaint identifies 12 transactions totaling $7,273.94.
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office announced charges following its Detective Bureau’s investigation. The new felony case was filed in Raleigh County Magistrate Court on Sept. 24, 2026.
The dealership allegations follow a separate Fayette County case involving Quesenberry’s work as principal. That earlier prosecution concerned school financial records and funds, not Bridgeport Equipment’s customer transactions.
A Customer Questioned a $1,000 Difference in a Tractor Deal
A customer contacted Bridgeport Equipment about a tractor purchase and trade-in, according to Lootpress, which reviewed the criminal complaint. The customer said he had given Quesenberry a $5,000 down payment, but the paperwork recorded only $4,000.
Company personnel checked with the customer and found only $4,000 in the business safe. The complaint also describes Quesenberry telling an office employee he had “fudged the numbers” and discussing changes to the trade-in value and sale price.
When confronted, Quesenberry allegedly acknowledged taking the missing $1,000 and cited financial problems, according to the complaint-based reporting. Investigators said he then supplied names and amounts associated with other customer transactions.
He reportedly returned the initial $1,000 and another $1,900. WJLS also reported the $2,900 repayment in its account of the complaint.
Investigators Say Sales Records and Electronic Signatures Were Altered
Lootpress reported that investigators compared customers’ original paperwork with information subsequently entered into Bridgeport Equipment’s computer system and found differences.
The complaint alleges Quesenberry accessed completed transactions, changed information including the amounts involved, and applied or recreated customers’ electronic signatures on altered documents without permission.
The reported transaction list includes amounts ranging from $100 to $2,058.94, dated Feb. 14 through July 18, 2026. The magistrate record lists a broader alleged offense period of Feb. 2 through July 18.
A Separate Fayette County Case Involved School Money
The Fayette County record identifies the earlier prosecution as case 25-M10F-00226, filed Oct. 28, 2025.
It lists 29 charges: one embezzlement count, one felony-attempt count, one fraudulent-schemes count, one false-pretenses count, 13 counts involving possession of a counterfeit or unauthorized access device with intent to defraud, and 12 counts of falsifying accounts by a public employee.
WVVA’s reporting on the earlier complaint said West Virginia State Police investigated after concerns were raised by Fayette County school officials. Investigators accused Quesenberry of altering records involving BSN Sports and using a school purchasing card for transactions that credited his personal account.
Police also investigated school fundraiser money, including $3,270 from a basketball fundraiser that Quesenberry reportedly returned after questions from school officials. The earlier allegations also involved duplicate travel reimbursements and a $400 cash payment for school-purchased athletic equipment.
Fayette County Schools’ September 2025 personnel agenda lists his resignation as Oak Hill Middle School principal with an effective date of Sept. 4, 2025.
The Fayette magistrate record states that Quesenberry waived his preliminary hearing on Nov. 13, 2025. The docket also records a “Bond to Hold Grand Jury” entry on that date.
The Raleigh Case Lists 26 Charges and an Oct. 16 Hearing
The Raleigh County record identifies the new prosecution as case 26-M41F-00512 and names the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office as the investigating agency.
The court lists 12 forgery counts under West Virginia Code 61-4-5, 12 embezzlement counts under 61-3-20, one computer-fraud count under 61-3C-4 and one fraudulent-schemes count under 61-3-24d.
The felony complaint and warrant were entered Sept. 24. The docket records completed service and an initial appearance on Sept. 28, when a $50,000 property/surety bond was set. The bond was posted that day.
An appearance of counsel was filed Oct. 2, and the record identifies G. Todd Houck as Quesenberry’s attorney.
Quesenberry’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 16 at 10:15 a.m. in Raleigh County Magistrate Court before Magistrate Tomi S. Peck. The Raleigh County charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.