Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Preliminary Hearing In Wayne County Murder
WEST VIRGINIA....
Clinton Douglas Skeens was in Wayne County Magistrate Court Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing after being charged with the murder of former Wayne County football coach Jess "Scott" Jarrell. Police say Jarrell was the only one home on Friday, December 31st when the murder took place. Fifty-two year old Clinton Douglas Skeens of Huntington was arrested Friday by the West Virginia State Police. Trooper Chapman with the West Virginia State Police testified Jarrell suffered 43 stab wounds, and the fatal stab was to his heart. The stab wounds were confirmed by the autopsy report presented in court. Jarrell's son, Scott Jarrell, and his son-in-law, Paul Morrison, were charged with willful disruption of a government process after they attempted to attack Skeens.
Clinton Douglas Skeens was in Wayne County Magistrate Court Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing after being charged with the murder of former Wayne County football coach Jess "Scott" Jarrell. Police say Jarrell was the only one home on Friday, December 31st when the murder took place. Fifty-two year old Clinton Douglas Skeens of Huntington was arrested Friday by the West Virginia State Police. Trooper Chapman with the West Virginia State Police testified Jarrell suffered 43 stab wounds, and the fatal stab was to his heart. The stab wounds were confirmed by the autopsy report presented in court. Jarrell's son, Scott Jarrell, and his son-in-law, Paul Morrison, were charged with willful disruption of a government process after they attempted to attack Skeens.