Sue Bob White, a member of the White family of Boone County, West Virginia featured in the 2009 documentary The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, has been arrested multiple times in West Virginia and Kentucky. The charges across her record include shoplifting, drug possession, obstruction, burglary, and animal cruelty. Her two most serious arrests both came in 2024.
June 2024: Burglary and a Killed Cat
On June 2, 2024, the Williamson Police Department responded to a burglary call in East Williamson, in Mingo County, West Virginia. The criminal complaint says White, then 55, kicked in the front door of a home and broke a window, accusing the resident of stealing from her. During the break-in, she stomped on a small cat’s head, killing it, and told the victim, “Next time it will be your head instead of a cat’s.” Clothing and other items were reported missing.1WTRF. Wild and Wonderful Sue Bob White Arrested on Multiple Charges Including Drugs, Burglary, and Killing a Cat
She was charged with two felonies, burglary and animal cruelty resulting in death, plus misdemeanor destruction of property and petit larceny. At her June 11, 2024 appearance in Mingo County Magistrate Court, White waived her preliminary hearing and the case was set for grand jury. She was held at the Southwestern Regional Jail on an $18,000 bond requiring 10 percent cash and surety.2WOWK. Mingo County Woman Accused of Killing Cat During Burglary
August 2024: Drug Conspiracy and Possession With Intent
About two months later, on August 6, 2024, the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office arrested White on charges of drug conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver.3WSAZ. Wild Wonderful Whites Family Member Arrested on Drug Charges News reports did not identify the substances involved and named no co-defendants. No bond amount or further court detail has been publicly reported.
Possession with intent to deliver is a felony under West Virginia law, and the conspiracy count indicates prosecutors alleged coordinated activity rather than personal use. That is a step up from her earlier misdemeanor drug cases.
2017: Pills Found at the Williamson Police Station
On March 2, 2017, Williamson Police officers responded to a disturbance on Peter Street involving a stolen-property complaint. When they arrived, they found White had outstanding Kentucky warrants and took her into custody.4Williamson Daily News. Sue Bob White Arrested by WPD
At the station, White asked to use the restroom. Officers later found a brown paper bag hidden behind the toilet containing 55 Gabapentin pills at 400 mg each, a small bag of marijuana, a torn Suboxone strip, and rolling papers.5WVNS. Sue Bob of the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia Arrested on Drug Charges She was charged with one count of obstructing an officer and three misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $5,000, and she was held at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Holden, West Virginia.4Williamson Daily News. Sue Bob White Arrested by WPD
2015: Arrested While Posting Bond in Kentucky
On June 29, 2015, White and her sister Virginia went to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Inez, Kentucky, to post bond for a relative, Eric White, held at the Laurel County jail. A records check turned up warrants for Sue Bob, including a bench warrant for failure to appear in Martin County and a bench warrant for shoplifting in Pike County, Kentucky.6Logan Banner. Two Members of Wild and Wonderful Whites Arrested in Martin County Both sisters were taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.7WOWK. Whites of West Virginia Stars Arrested in Martin County, KY
Where the 2024 Cases Stand
As of the most recent available reporting from August 2024, neither the June burglary and animal cruelty case nor the August drug case had been resolved publicly, and no plea or conviction has been reported for either matter.