KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was found murdered in Kanawha County.
On Friday, June 10, 2022, at approximately 9:00 pm, members of the Hamlin Detachment, along with multiple other law enforcement units, responded to a Lincoln County 911 call of a reported murder at 4926 Coal River Road, Tornado, WV.
Responding units found the victim, 68-year-old Gary Linville of Tornado WV, deceased inside the residence.
The accused, 65-year-old Andrew Butch Jones, also of Tornado WV, was apprehended in Kanawha County shortly thereafter and is charged with first-degree murder.
Troop Five Crime Scene Units responded to the scene.
This investigation is active and ongoing.
