West Virginia: Man Held in Sheriff’s Killing

By TRIP GABRIEL
Published: April 3, 2013

A county sheriff was fatally shot in rural West Virginia on Wednesday, and a fleeing suspect was arrested after being shot by a deputy. The authorities said that Sheriff Eugene Crum of Mingo County died after an assailant fired on him in his car in Williamson. Tennis M. Maynard, 37, was arrested after a brief pursuit in which he lost control of his vehicle, stepped out with a weapon and was shot several times, said Sgt. M. T. Baylous of the West Virginia State Police. Mr. Maynard remained alert enough to speak as he was flown to a hospital, and the police are investigating a motive, Sergeant Baylous said. Sheriff Crum, sworn in Jan. 1 after serving as a local magistrate, was known especially for targeting drug dealers, the authorities said.

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