| KILLING A DEMON DOG - A bizarre home invasion in Fayette County early Wednesday morning resulted in shots fired, two people charged, and a dead dog.
Norman Harlan II, 39, of Montgomery faces seven counts of wanton endangerment and Samantha Risko, 21, of Montgomery is charged with burglary and conspiracy.
According to a press release, Harlan owned the dog which was being kept at another home in Montgomery and someone was there pet sitting the animal.
Police allege Harlan and Risko hatched a plan to break into the home and kill Harlan's dog, which they believed to be "demonically possessed."
Harlan fired seven shots from a 12 gauge shotgun into the front door of the home on Fourth Avenue in Montgomery. The shotgun blasts blew off the door knob and the lock allowing Harlan entry. Once inside, investigators said he shot the "demon dog" five times with a .357 pistol and killed it.
Police were called by neighbors who heard the gunfire.
They arrived to find the home owner and Harlan coming out the door and Risko waiting in a car. Two more handguns were recovered form the car.
Both Harlan, $100,000 bail, and Risko, $50,000 bail, are in the Southern Regional Jail.
DEPUTY SHOOTS SELF WITH GUN - A Kanawha County Deputy Sheriff is recovering after a shooting Tuesday.
Deputy Chris Atha was working as a bailiff in the Magistrate Court in the Judicial Annex.
According to Chief Deputy Michael Rutherford, a mental hygiene patient was being brought back to a holding facility when he started fighting with deputies.
He was tazed twice, with little effect. At that point, he grabbed Deputy Atha's gun, which went off while still inside his holster.
A bullet did not strike Deputy Atha, but it is believed the bottom of his holster, which was blown off during the shooting, struck him in the leg.
Deputies were able to subdue the mental hygiene patient. While being taken to the hospital, he began fighting with paramedics. After being treated at the hospital, he was taken back to a mental hygiene facility.
MCDONALD HEIST -
Two people have been arrested following an armed robbery in a McDonald's parking lot in Southridge Shopping Center about midnight.
Dispatchers tell WSAZ they received a call around midnight about an argument in the McDonald's parking lot.
Charleston Police confirmed that there was an armed robbery and the suspects got away.
Based on a vehicle description, Boone County Sheriff's Deputies were able to find the suspects and stop them at the Hatfield Quickstop on Rt. 119 early Wednesday morning.
No one was injured during the robbery.
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