MURDER UPDATE: 42-YEAR-OLD CLAY MAN VICTIM OF STABBING

(03/17/2021)
UPDATE - West Virginia State Police officials say a man was found dead with multiple stab wounds over the weekend in Clay County.

No new information was released Tuesday regarding a suspect.

Jason Brell Knight, 42, was found around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13 in the Hansford Fork Road area, according to a news release from State Police.

Knight had what appeared to be multiple stab wounds to the head, neck and torso, according to a medical examiner. Knight's body was taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy.

Knight faced criminal charges earlier in Calhoun County.

ORIGINAL STORY — According to Clay County Dispatch, there was a stabbing on Hansford Fork Road around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evening.

The victim is said to be a male, but there is no other information available at this time. The West Virginia State Police are investigating this incident.