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31-05-2025
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Man charged with disinterment of a body
princeton – A Mercer County man is facing up to five years in prison after being charged with a felony count of disinterment or displacement of a dead body. Daniel Lee Agnew, 36, of Princeton has been charged with disinterment or displacement of a dead body along with a felony count of destruction of property, according to the criminal complaint at the Mercer County Magistrate Clerk's Office. The case began May 23 when Patrolman T.D. Cook with the Princeton Police Department responded around 8:13 a.m. to a home in reference to a destruction of property report, according to the criminal complaint. Cook said in the complaint that when he arrived, he spoke to the home's resident who told him that her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Agnew, had thrown her belongings into the yard and destroyed them. 'I observed a large amount of clothes, a TV, and a bed in the yard, all of which had visible mud tire tracks from an ATV where it had been run over,' Cook said. The clothing, television, bed and a laptop computer were destroyed. Cook estimated that the total loss was around $4,650. On that same day, Cook spoke to the woman again about a separate incident. She stated that she had miscarried in 2023 and had the child's remains preserved, according to the criminal complaint. 'The child was inside a biohazard container, which was sealed inside a larger, permanently sealed container,' Cook said. The woman said the she had told Agnew about the container, which was on a nightstand, and what was inside it, according to the complaint. 'While Agnew was tossing her things into the yard, the container with her baby was one of the items tossed,' Cook said. The permanent container's contents became visible after being run over with an ATV, Cook said. In the report, Cook said that woman told him that she and Agnew had broken up 'due to the fact he said that she 'smoked too much.'' 'On or around May 10 2025, the two were riding the ATV when Agnew flew into a spout of rage and purposely flipped the vehicle on its top,' he said. There was also another domestic altercation that day. A domestic violence petition was filed and Agnew came to the Princeton Police Department to be served. While there, he was placed under arrest for felony destruction of property and disinterment or displacement of a dead body, according to the criminal complaint. Agnew was arraigned before Magistrate William Holroyd and was later freed on a $10,000 cash or surety bond, according to court records. Felony destruction of property has a prison term of one to 10 years in prison. Disinterment or displacement of a dead body has a prison term of up to five years, according to the West Virginia Code. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan@
Yahoo
15-02-2025
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Bond reduced for suspect in attempted murder case
princeton – Bond was reduced Thursday for a suspect who was charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman Feb. 1 near Athens. Summer Lee Anne Thornton, 22, of Bluefield was scheduled Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing before Magistrate William Holroyd. Thornton is facing charges including attempted murder and wanton endangerment in connection with a shooting Feb. 1 which left another woman with life-threatening injuries. Thornton waived the preliminary hearing, so the case will be forwarded to the Mercer County Grand Jury. A bond hearing was convened after the preliminary hearing was waived. Attorney Patrick Erickson, who is representing Thornton, moved that his client's $100,000 cash-only bond be changed to an $80,000 cash or surety bond with a condition of home confinement if that bond is posted. Magistrate Holroyd approved the motion. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Poff represented the state. An investigation began Feb. 1 around 3:09 a.m. when Detective M.T. Hatfield with the Mercer County Sheriff's Department received a call from Sgt. G.C. Paitsel with the sheriff's department about a gunshot wound victim, according to a criminal complaint filed at the Mercer County Magistrate Clerk's Office. 'He said that the shooting had occurred inside a vehicle, in a wide spot off W.V. Route 20 just outside the town of Athens and requested I respond and take the lead in the investigation,' Hatfield said in the complaint. 'Also, Paitsel told me that a female who was in the vehicle at the time of the shooting was on-scene and a male who was in the vehicle at the time of the shooting had called into Mercer 911 requesting to speak with law enforcement.' A Taurus Spectrum .380–caliber handgun was found in the front passenger seat and a live round was in the front passenger floorboard as well as a fired cartridge case, Hatfield said in the complaint. When Detective Hatfield interviewed Thornton at the sheriff's department, she said that the victim was driving when they were traveling south on Route 20 towards Athens, according to the criminal complaint. The victim said they were running out of gas and started parking in a wide spot just outside of Athens. That was when a gunshot went off. Thornton said she did not see where the gunshot came from, but noticed the victim had been shot. Hatfield later went to the Charleston Area Medical Center and spoke with the victim, according to the criminal complaint. The victim said that when she pulled over in the wide spot after the vehicle ran out of gas, 'that is when she felt and saw Summer (Thornton) place the gun against her side and fire the handgun.' The victim also said 'she thought Summer shot her due to jealousy' because a male individual who was with them had been rubbing her shoulder and Thornton had seen that, according to the criminal complaint. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan@
