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The West Virginia State Police are saying a Calhoun County man will be charged with a second murder of a Spencer man,
whose body was discovered in his burning trailer on December 28th.
Roger Eric Jones, 30, who was arrested on Walker Road, Calhoun County, early Wednesday morning for the brutal murder
of Oral "Sam" Jett, 83, of Clendenin, is a prime suspect in the beating death of John Morehead, 68, of Arnoldsburg Road
near the Roane-Calhoun line.
Both men were murdered within a week.
"I can tell you that State Police [are] pursuing additional charges on Jones in the next few days on another murder case," Sgt.
M. K. Cruickshank told the Charleston Gazette Wednesday afternoon. Jones is being held without bond in Central
Regional Jail.
Troopers plan to charge Jones, who was being held without bond in the Central Regional Jail at Flatwoods, with the
murder of John Garner Morehead, 68, of Spencer.
Morehead's body was found inside his burned mobile home on Arnoldsburg Road, about two miles west of the Calhoun
County line. Investigators initially believed he died of smoke inhalation, but an autopsy revealed he was killed by multiple
blunt-force trauma to the head, his sister said Wednesday.
Members of the Spencer-Roane Volunteer Fire Department found Morehead's body inside of his trailer door during the
early morning fire, first believing he was a fire victim.
Frances Miller, sister to Morehead, earlier this week said State Police had not interviewed her family about her brother's
death, and had not publicly confirmed he was murdered.
Roane County Sheriff Todd Cole went public with Jett's murder, asking for help, quickly solving the case after several
informants provided information.
Sgt. Cruickshank told the Charleston papers that Jones would be charged with the second murder "within the next two
days."
Frances Miller said her brother was a Vietnam veteran and "never bothered a person in his life." He had been employed by
the Ford Motor Company in Ohio and was a 22-year veteran of the U. S. Army, retiring in 1977.
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