UPDATE: Thursday, December 22, 2022 @ 8:42 AM | (WVNS) — According to the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department, James Hamm is no longer wanted.

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UPDATE (DECEMBER 19, 2022) – Two of the five listed below who were wanted by the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office have been captured.

Amy Nicole Smith and Bret Sword were both apprehended by Sheriffs, on December 12 and December 18, respectively.


TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) – The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office is looking for five suspects wanted for criminal charges.

Pictured are the people who are currently wanted by the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office.

Amy Nicole Smith
W/F – 32 yrs old
Wanted for probation violation stemming from possession of narcotics
Last known location – Big Stone Gap, VA

April Grace Triplett
W/F – 34 yrs old
Wanted for bond violation on charge of distribution of narcotics
Last known location – Bluefield, WV

James Robert Daniel Hamm
W/M – 36 yrs old
Wanted for bond violation and failure to appear on possession of narcotics
Last known location – Boissevain, VA

Jason Curtis Hubbard
W/M – 44 yrs old
Wanted for probation violation stemming from possession of methamphetamine
Last known location – Lebanon, VA

Brett Keith Sword
W/M – 47 yrs old
Wanted for probation violation stemming from statutory burlary
Last known location – North Tazewell, VA

If you have any information pertaining to the whereabouts of any of these people you are encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 276-988-5966, 276-988-0645 or 276-988-1167.

All tips will be treated as confidential and all callers may remain anonymous.