MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man wanted for shooting another man in the chest in Mercer County has finally been arrested.
According to West Virginia State Police, on Thursday, November 10, 2022, William Matthew East traveled to a man’s house in Mercer County. Â While at the house, the two men got into an argument. Â As the argument continued, East pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the chest.
East fled the scene, and the suspect was taken to the hospital and later released.
Police say East was convicted of second-degree robbery on October 24, 2016.
East is charged with felon in possession of a firearm, wanton endangerment, and malicious wounding. Â He is being held in Southern Regional Jail under a 50,000 dollar bond. Juliet Nicole Southern was also arrested in connection to this case.