Friday, January 01, 2010
Arrests Made In Woman's Death
WEST VIRGINIA...
Police say a relative of a woman found dead in her St. Albans home has confessed to killing her. Timothy Ray Sutherland, 29, was charged Wednesday night with the first-degree murder of 32 year old Stacie Ann Smith who was found dead Monday afternoon in her Carson Street home. Wednesday afternoon, Sutherland had been questioned by investigators more than once since his initial arrest on failing to register with the sex offenders' registry. Wednesday night, the murder charge had been filed after investigators returned to the crime scene on Carson Street and found new evidence said to be near the victim's home. After it was found Sutherland confessed Wednesday evening to killing Smith. Friday, police arrested 24-year-old Joseph Daniel Hardwick from Putnam County and charged him with accessory after the fact to the murder.
Police say a relative of a woman found dead in her St. Albans home has confessed to killing her. Timothy Ray Sutherland, 29, was charged Wednesday night with the first-degree murder of 32 year old Stacie Ann Smith who was found dead Monday afternoon in her Carson Street home. Wednesday afternoon, Sutherland had been questioned by investigators more than once since his initial arrest on failing to register with the sex offenders' registry. Wednesday night, the murder charge had been filed after investigators returned to the crime scene on Carson Street and found new evidence said to be near the victim's home. After it was found Sutherland confessed Wednesday evening to killing Smith. Friday, police arrested 24-year-old Joseph Daniel Hardwick from Putnam County and charged him with accessory after the fact to the murder.
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