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Man arrested in Ritchie County murder

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have arrested a man accused of killing his stepfather.

Alan Don Ross, 25, allegedly stabbed James Thompson multiple times at a Willow Lane residence in Pennsboro.

Troopers and officers with the Ritchie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, and saw Ross coming out of nearby woods.

Ross was taken to North Central Regional Jail.





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