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ACCUSED BRAXTON MURDERER PLEADS TO LESSER CHARGE |
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| UPDATE 5/02/2019 - A man wanted last month on a first-degree murder charge in Braxton County has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, West Virginia State Police say. Christopher Shawver Dotson, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felony fleeing. Details about the murder, including the victim's name, have not been made available. UPDATE 4/30/2019 - A man facing a first-degree murder charge out of Braxton County was arrested Sunday night in Elkins, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Christopher Shawver Dotson, 34, of Elkins, was arrested in a mobile home on Elderberry Drive, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The U.S. Marshals Service and West Virginia State Police Special Response Team coordinated the arrest at around 7:45 p.m. Dotson was wanted after he failed to appear for a court hearing on April 17 related to a first-degree murder charge. He was initially charged with murder in 2017 and was in jail until November 2018 when officials said he was released on bond. Officials said a loaded firearm was found in Dotson's vicinity when he was arrested. A "female associate" of his was also arrested at the mobile home, according to a press release. Dotson will be in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail.
Christopher Shawver Dotson, 34 (left) was last seen in Elkins but also has families ties to Braxton County, according to a post on the State Police Facebook page. State Police said Dotson is considered dangerous and advised caution to anyone who approaches him. Dotson is described as 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. Anyone who has information on Dotsons location is asked to call State Police at 304-765-2101 in Braxton County or 304-637-0200 in Randolph County. |
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4/19/2019 - West Virginia State Police said they are searching for a man who did not appear for a court hearing Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge.