FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Princeton man is facing felony charges in Fayette County.
According to Sherrif Shannon Morris, on July 10, 2023, deputies received notification from Princeton Community Hospital of a patient in the ER who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in the Mossy/Paint Creek area of Fayette County. A lengthy investigation began and resulted in the identification of a suspected offender. That offender was located in Princeton and taken into custody today by the US Marshal’s Southern West Virginia C.U.F.F.E.D. Task Force.
Derrick A. Thompson, 51, of Princeton, is charged with the felony offense of Second Degree Sexual Assault.