Embattled Dunbar Police officer resigns, chief says

Embattled Dunbar Police officer resigns, chief says

DUNBAR, W.Va. (WOWK) -- An embattled officer with the Dunbar Police Department has resigned, according to Dunbar's Police Chief John Garten. Garten told 13 News that Zachary Winters resigned Monday morning. Chief Garten also confirmed that it was Officer Winters who crashed a Dunbar cruiser in Raleigh County on July 13, 2025. Winters has been with the Dunbar Police Department for five years. He was a defendant in two excessive force wrongful dea…

Dunbar officer named in wrongful death and excessive force lawsuits resigns

A Dunbar police officer named in multiple wrongful death and excessive force lawsuits has resigned from the department.Officer Zachary Winters resigned on Monda

Dunbar police officer involved in multiple lawsuits resigns

DUNBAR, W.Va. — Dunbar Police Chief John Garten says the officer named in multiple lawsuits has handed in his letter of resignation. Officer Zachary Winters had served within the department for the last five years. In those five years, Winters was named in two lawsuits, one of which resulted in the death of a suspect.…