ARNETT, W.Va. — An elderly man is dead after a Friday carjacking in Raleigh County.
Dispatchers received a call Friday around 6 p.m. reporting a shooting and carjacking on Saxon Bolt Road in Arnett.
The victim has been identified as 79-year-old Jonny Condie of Dameron.
After an initial investigation, police arrested Mickey Roger Daniel, Jr., 29, in the case. Daniel is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Investigators said Condie was found lying on the side of the road with a single gunshot wound to his back. When police arrived on scene, Condie told them he had been carjacked.
Police said Condie was taken to Raleigh General Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department and the West Virginia State Police are investigating.