UPDATE: Man charged after double stabbing in Fayette County

Brandon Eanes
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UPDATE: Monday, March 25, 2024 | KANAWHA FALLS, WV (WVNS) — A man was charged regarding the stabbing that occurred in Fayette County on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

According to a press release from Sheriff Fridley of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old John H. Craig III was charged with the felony offense of Murder and Malicious Assault.

Craig was arraigned by a Fayette County Magistrate on the morning of March 25, 2024, and is in Southern Regional Jail in lieu of bond.

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims of this senseless act of violence. I would also like to commend the deputies for their quick response to the call and their unhesitating actions to perform CPR and other live saving measures in an attempt to save the lives of the victims.

Sheriff Fridley

The victims, both of Kanawha Falls, were identified as 61-year-old Phillip Hughes, and 44-year-old Meloni Flood. Hughes died from his injuries at Montgomery General Hospital, and Flood was put in a step-down unit on the morning of Monday, March 25, 2024, and is expected to make a full recovery.

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KANAWHA FALLS, WV (WVNS) — One person is dead and another is in serious condition after a double stabbing in Fayette County.

According to a press release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were alerted to a report of two stabbing victims in the Kanawha Falls area of Fayette County just before 4 PM on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

Once on scene, deputies found one man suffering from lacerations to his head, and one woman with a stab wound to her body. The man was immediately transported to Montgomery General Hospital where has was pronounced dead. The woman remains in serious condition.

Witnesses on scene were able to give deputies a person-of-interest.

After what Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley said was an hours-long manhunt, the suspect was located in the weeds under the Kanawha Falls bridge by Sheriff Fridley himself. The suspect is currently under going questioning.

The names of the suspect and both victims were not released at this time. More information will be released as the investigation develops.

Anyone with any information relating to the incident is asked to contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department at 304-574-3590, the Fayette County E911 center at (304) 574-3590. Tips can also be sent to Crime Stoppers of West Virginia at 304-255-STOP.

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