Murder suspect assaults step-father

A Fayette County man charged with murder in the November 2008 death of his son is back in jail after being arrested on a domestic battery charge.

Henry Clay Jenkins, 35, of Oak Hill, who had been free on $40,000 bond, was charged Monday with misdemeanor domestic battery. Sheriff Steve Kessler said Jenkins would remain jailed until his bond status could be considered in Fayette Circuit Court.

Kessler said deputies responding to a domestic situation on Summerlee Road in Oak Hill determined Jenkins had physically assaulted his stepfather.

Jenkins was awaiting trial on a murder charge in the death of his 14-year-old son, Christian Clay Jenkins, a cystic fibrosis patient who died in a Charleston hospital last November.

A state medical examiner’s autopsy indicated the use of illicit drugs was a contributing factor in Christian Jenkins’ death, Kessler said. Investigators also determined prompt medical attention was not sought for the boy after he encountered respiratory distress.

Henry Clay Jenkins was charged with murder in late May and was indicted by a county grand jury in September.

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Man gets 1 to 5 yrs for assault

A man accused of kidnapping a juvenile could spend the next 5 years behind bars.

Lindsey Tibbs was sentenced to 1 to 5 years for unlawful assault Monday in Judge J.D. Beane's courtroom.

Tibbs was arrested in February 2007.

Police say he allegedly kidnapped a juvenile after a drug deal gone bad.

Authorities say Tibbs and another individual demanded money and then assaulted the victim.

He was orginally charged with kidnapping, which is a capital offense.

Tibbs pleaded guilty to the unlawful assault charge in a plea agreement with the state.

He's in the North Central Regional Jail

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Brief standoff leads to arrest

PIE — A Mingo county man was arrested after allegedly holding his wife hostage at Pie yesterday evening.

Mingo County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy James Smith said this morning that David Burgess of Pie was arrested and charged with domestic assault and three counts of obstructing after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife and anyone who entered their residence Monday around 4:30 p.m.

"It was a scary situation," Smith said.

According to Smith, the police report stated that Burgess's wife said her husband had been just come from an appointment at the Logan-Mingo Mental Health clinic in Chattaroy and they were on their way home when he developed road rage over another car on the highway and started passing vehicles.

Smith said the report stated that the road rage escalated into Burgess telling his wife he would kill her and anyone who entered their residence at Pie.

Smith said Burgess loaded a .38 pistol and a .410 shotgun and then called St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington and officials at the hospital called Mingo County 911 and alerted police to the threat.

Smith said the wife locked herself in a bedroom and deputies gained entrance to the home after they called for Burgess from loudspeakers and his daughter came outside to tell police her father was laying on the couch.

When deputies entered the home, Burgess was laying on the couch and was not in possession of the weapons, Smith said.

According to the report, Burgess was placed on the ground and cuffed by the deputies.

Sgt. James Muncy, Cpl. P. Muncy and Deputy Kevin Ball made the arrest. Burgess was transported to the Southwestern Regional Jail, where he was booked and lodged.

Smith said the hostage situation took about an hour to resolve and everyone got out unharmed.

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Bond revoked for Mauller

Charles W. Mauller came before the Court for a bond hearing. Mauller was charged with third offense domestic battery. Bond had been set at $50,000 and revoked in Circuit Court. The alleged charges involve his pregnant girlfriend. According to a police report, the victim was treated at the hospital for a broken nose and a swollen jaw.

“The State is concerned with the safety of the girlfriend and her unborn baby,” stated Prosecutor Bord. “We can’t assure the victims safety at this time.”

The Court agreed with the State and ordered that, because of the safety concern, Mauller’s bond was revoked and he was placed in the Regional Jail pending the outcome of this matter. The Court also noted that he was led from the courtroom irate and using foul language.

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Doss jailed on gun charge

Dana R. Doss, 51, of Chapmanville, was arrested in Logan County by WVSP troopers P.A. Jones and J.E. Williams for brandishing a weapon, domestic assault, domestic battery, possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication on Oct. 15.

According to reports, the officers responded to a call from Crawley Creek that said Doss was making verbal threats while holding a shotgun in the roadway.

Trooper Williams frisked Doss and reportedly found two Aprazolam pills in his right front pocket.

The police report said Doss had been in an argument with the victim at his residence and the victim fled to a neighbor’s home.

The officers recovered two shotgun shells from Doss' pocket and he reportedly advised the officers he had been drinking.

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Chad White of Marshall County Facing Slew of Charges

MOUNDSVILLE -- A Marshall County man is behind bars after the Sheriff's Department said he was involved in a standoff with them and West Virginia State Police Wednesday night.
Chad White, 36, is being held in the Northern Regional Jail on multiple charges after the incident.

Marshall County Sheriff John Gruzinskas said deputies were called to a house on a report of a domestic violence protection order being violated, and when they arrived, White held them in a standoff from the front porch.

"The suspect was being arrested for several things. When we encountered him, we had multiple agencies at the scene. It was a very violent confrontation and he was taken into custody," Gruzinskas said.

White remains behind bars in the Northern Regional Jail.

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