MURDER CHARGES PENDING IN CLAY COUNTY SHOOTING

(09/15/2004)

State Police say first-degree murder and burglary charges are pending in Clay County against Larry Thomas, who allegedly entered his former home near Maysel and shot his estranged wife Nancy Nelson. Thomas, 61, allegedly shot Nancy Nelson, 49, five times with a 9mm pistol in the bedroom of the Maysel home they shared until three months ago when they separated. Thomas returned to Charleston where he reportedly took an overdose of pills called police. He was hospitalized at CAMC. Police say he will survive the overdose. Nelson and Thomas had been married about two years. Nelson had been operating one of Clay's most popular eating established at the "Crossroads" - the intersection of Rt. 36 and 4.

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