WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Man Charged With Murder In WV Duel

(02/23/2008)

CHARGED WITH DUELING - A McDowell County man accused in a fatal shootout faces a rare dueling charge. The McDowell County grand jury indicted 47-year-old Steven Bryant Simpson Jr. of Gilliam Bottom on one count of murder by dueling. State Police Senior Trooper J.S. McCarty says the charge carries the same penalty as first-degree murder. Simpson could face life in prison if convicted. Simpson is accused of killing 39-year-old Dana Martin in an April 2007 shootout a few hundred yards from Simpson's home. McCarty says both men fired guns following an argument. The dueling law was enacted in 1849 before West Virginia achieved statehood. PARKERSBURG ROBBERY - A suspect armed with a handgun robbed a video lottery establishment in Parkersburg and fled on foot with the cash. It was one in a series of incidents in Parkersburg related to armed robbery. The incident occurred at Gary's Always Hot on Staunton Avenue. The suspect is described as a white male in his early 20s. The man entered the establishment and brandished a handgun before demanding money from the clerk. Several customers were playing video lottery machines at the time. Surveillance cameras at the gambling parlor captured images of the suspect.

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