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"RIP: Donald Keith West July 30, 1966 to July 18, 2006"
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SMITHFIELD, North Carolina
United States
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| General | 911 Tapes Released In Johnston Businessman's Death
Posted: Jul 21, 2006
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Johnston County businessman was found shot to death in his home earlier this week. Now, 911 tapes reveal new information about the former police officer's death.
Tiffany Bassett, the live-in girlfriend of Keith West, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder. She and her mother, Mary Weidner, made the first 911 call early Tuesday morning, claiming she returned home and found him dead.
"I grabbed his shoulder and tried to shake him and wake him up, and I felt cold and I hollered at him," said Weidner on the 911 recording.
After Weidner described finding West, the owner of West-Tek Inc., shot to death in his bed, Bassett got on the phone and described where he was found and his injuries.
The women said they left the home together to take in their car for repairs. When they returned, they claimed that they found West shot in the head.
After a sheriff's deputy got on the line, Weidner said that West did not shoot himself and that when they left, West was in his bed. She also said when the women returned home, the back door was found open.
"We know the back door was not open when we left," said Weidner.
Bassett and West had a 9-month-old daughter together. Court papers show Weidner requested custody of her grandchild on the day of the murder, before deputies arrested Bassett. The order claims there is substantial danger of injury to the child.
The family refused comment on the events surrounding West's death. Authorities said the incident is still under investigation.
The court granted Weidner temporary custody of Bassett and West's daughter. Bassett remains in jail without bond. She's due back in court next month.
Reporter: Mike Charbonneau
Web Editor: Dana Franks
Copyright 2007 by WRAL.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
| | Music | $5.1 Million Bond Set For Woman Charged In Boyfriend's Death
Posted: Aug. 10, 2006
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — A woman charged in connection with the death of a Cumberland County businessman now also faces credit card fraud charges.
Tiffany Bassett appeared in court Wednesday on seven fraud charges. She also faced six additional charges in court on Thursday.
Bassett has been charged with killing her boyfriend, Keith West, in their Johnston County home last month. Her bond was set at $5.1 million at a hearing on Thursday.
Bassett was also charged earlier this year in Johnston County with 11 counts of felony obtaining controlled substance by fraud or forgery, and two counts of attempted obtaining controlled substances. In Harnett County, she was charged with seven counts of felony obtaining controlled substance by fraud or forgery and three counts of attempted obtaining controlled substances.
She entered a plea deal in Johnston County in February and was admitted into a drug diversion program. She was scheduled to be sentenced next February 8, pending the completion of the drug program. She also made the same arrangement in Harnett County, with all but one of those charges dropped, and had a sentencing date set for May of 2007.
Copyright 2007 by WRAL.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
| | Movies | Johnston Woman Will Not Face Death In Boyfriend's Slaying
Posted: Sep. 13, 2006
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A woman charged with killing her boyfriend will not face the death penalty.
Tiffany Bassett is charged with shooting and killing Keith West. West was found shot to death in his bedroom in July.
The state will not seek the death penalty because they found no evidence to support aggravated circumstances, a requirement to seek a death sentence.
West and Bassett shared a baby daughter.
Copyright 2007 by WRAL.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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RIP Keith West's Details
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| Status: | In a Relationship | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Smithfield NC | | Body type: | 6' 2" / Average | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Religion: | Buddhist | | Zodiac Sign: | Leo | | Children: | Proud parent | | Occupation: | West-Tek Inc |
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RIP Keith West's Schools
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Barboursville School
Barboursville,West Virginia
Graduated: 1984
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
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1981 to 1984 |
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RIP Keith West's Networking
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RIP Keith West's Companies
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West-Tek Inc
Nationwide , US
President / CEO
West-Tek Incorporated
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6/1/2001 - 7/18/2006
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RIP Keith West is missing his baby girl, Lily Marie!
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About me:
Lily Marie West Trust Fund
Many of you knew or were friends with or loved or worked for or worked with Keith West. Unfortunately, this fine man was murdered by his girlfriend Tiffany Bassett on July 18th, 2006. This situation leaves many people without a friend, a good number of good people without a job, and many people with a void in their heart.
The worst part of this situation it is that it leaves Keith's daughter, Lily Marie West, without a Daddy, and with a mother who will likely spend the rest of her life in prison, whether that life is ended by the natural ravages of time, or whether it is ended by an executioner's needle.
Please help Lily Marie with what has been a cruel start to her life. We can't replace Keith. We can't turn back the clock and change things. We can, however, give of ourselves, and donate some money to help Lily as she goes through life.
Contributions of funds may be made to:
Lily West Trust Fund
c/o First Bank
PO BOX 1178
Angier, NC 27501
Thank you, and God bless you.
Donald Keith West's Obituary
Questions about this website? Email Eric M. Weaver, Sr. at eric@weavercomm.com.
NOTE TO THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIKE THIS WEB PAGE:
I have received a few threatening phone calls and emails from people who have taken umbrage at this website. You can save your time and effort in calling me. Yes, this website says that Tiffany Bassett killed my friend Keith West. That is what the Johnston County Sheriff's Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, District Attorney Tom Lock, and a Johnston County Grand Jury all say happened. That is why Tiffany has been charged and indicted for First Degree Murder. As soon as they all tell me they were wrong, I will be happy to remove mentions of Tiffany from this website. As long as we are doing this, I will go ahead and tell anyone who thinks otherwise to look up WRAL, the News and Observer, and the Dunn Daily Record. I am sorry, but her secret is out. So is her secret about how she was writing forged prescriptions for Oxycontin all over Johnston and Harnett Counties, and how she was stealing Keith blind. If you do not like this, I have just two words, "So what?" Feel free to send your emails, but don't feel bad if I don't really care what you think. Do something positive, like contributing to Lily's trust fund.
-Eric
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Woman Charged In Boyfriend's Slaying To Get Court-Appointed Attorney
Posted: Jul 20, 2006
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A woman accused of killing her live-in boyfriend in Johnston County made her first court appearance Thursday.
On Wednesday, deputies arrested 26-year-old Tiffany Bassett and charged her with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of Donald "Keith" West. West was found shot to death in his bedroom.
West's family sat in the front row of the courtroom during Bassett's appearance. They were too emotional to speak about the case.
West worked as a Smithfield police officer for several years.
"He was a go-getter," said Smithfield police Capt. RJ Cuddington. "He wasn't lazy at all. He was always into something, patrolling the streets. He was just a good guy all around."
He left the department in 2001 to start his own private police security operation, West-Tek Inc. He also owned a public safety supply store. His company branched out across the country and currently employees about 200 people.
Bassett has been in trouble before. In February, she confessed to 13 counts of forging prescriptions to obtain drugs from several local pharmacies. Afterward, she agreed to enroll in a drug treatment program.
Bassett and West's home was under foreclosure and was scheduled to be sold on the same day, at almost the same time, that deputies got the call about West's murder.
Authorities still won't comment about a possible motive in this case or even about the weapon involved. They have said that the case is still under investigation.
Bassett was given a court-appointed attorney during her appearance. She is currently being held without bond at the Johnston County Jail.
Reporter: Mike Charbonneau
Photographer: Mike Charbonneau
Web Editor: Kamal Wallace
Copyright 2007 by WRAL.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Trial Date Set For Woman Accused Of Killing Boyfriend - The woman accused of killing her boyfriend, former West-Tek Incorporated owner Keith West, one year ago next week, was in court Tuesday. In the hearing, a judge set November 26 as the trial date for Tiffany Bassett. She is accused of shooting the former police officer in the head while he was in bed. Prior to her arrest last July, Bassett had been arrested in January 2006 for passing over a dozen forged prescriptions at pharmacies from Selma to Benson. The following month, a judge ordered her to attend a drug rehab program. Sheriff’s deputies and the SBI have not released a motive in the slaying, but evidence suggests the couple was having financial problems. Their home on Trey Drive near Benson, owned by West and his former wife, was set to be sold at a foreclosure auction the day that he died. Among evidence likely to be used during her upcoming trial are two 911 calls made by Bassett and her mother. A dispatcher asked Bassett during one of the calls if it appeared West shot himself or if someone else did it. She replied, “...somebody did it in his sleep.” Bassett told authorities she was having her car serviced with her mother, and when they returned about an hour later she found his lifeless body. Photo by Carter Rabil
November Trial Date Set In Keith West Murder Case - November 26 is the trial date now set for a woman charged with killing her boyfriend. Tiffany Bassett will stand trial for the murder of West-Tek Incorporated owner Keith West who was gunned down in the couples’ Benson home in July 2006. West, a former police officer, was shot in the head while he was in bed. Prior to her arrest last year, Bassett had been charged in January 2006 for passing over a dozen forged prescriptions at pharmacies from Selma to Benson. The following month, a judge ordered her to attend a drug rehab program. Sheriff’s deputies and the SBI have not released a motive in the slaying, but evidence suggests the couple was having financial problems. Their home on Trey Drive near Benson, owned by West and his former wife, was set to be sold at a foreclosure auction the day that he died. Bassett told authorities she was having her car serviced with her mother, and when they returned home about an hour later she found his lifeless body.
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