State Police investigators are still looking for answers in connection with a Logan County man who killed two men this past week and then was shot and killed by police.
Court records show John Dempsey had failed a drug test in connection with a previous burglary charge and a circuit judge ordered his arrest with a warrant signed Jan. 3.
The warrant was unable to be executed before Dempsey broke into the Logan home of Grover Morrison, 88, early this week and then the home of Freddy Williams, 57, of Lyburn, a few days later. Troopers say Dempsey killed both men but they still aren’t sure the exact days or times.
Dempsey made a threat on police following a pursuit Thursday night and was shot and killed.
PREVIOUS The Logan County man wanted in connection with the murder of an 88 year old man is dead following a police pursuit.
West Virginia State Police troopers spotted John Edward Dempsey, 37, shortly after he carjacked a vehicle in Taplin Thursday night. That’s when the suspect led troopers on a chase that came to an end near Man when Dempsey pulled over.
“The suspect got out of the vehicle with a weapon and presented an immediate threat to the officers there so they responded to the threat and as a result the suspect died from the injuries he received,” said West Virginia State Police Sgt. Michael Baylous.
Dempsey was wanted in connection with the murder of Grover Morrison, 88, of Logan, earlier this week.
Prior to being spotted by police, Sgt. Baylous said Dempsey is believed to be involved in two other incidents in Taplin Thursday.
“We believe he was involved in a murder there and then a separate attempted home invasion right near the scene of the murder,” said Sgt. Baylous.
Sgt. Baylous said the home invasion failed because the homeowner had a weapon.
Following the home invasion, Dempsey proceeded to steal a vehicle and that is when he was spotted by police and eventually shot and killed.
At this time details regarding the incidents in Taplin have not been released.
No officers were injured in the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing .
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Big Ugly
I think its funny that suspects getting shot for having a weapon.....Nothing says he pointed it at them or nothing....Can they not take cover behind a vehicle?? I think unless they are out in the open and not behind/in a vehicle they should not kill people out of Power and cause they can, and think they deserve it...sorry ..Im not buying they were in danger...next a toddler will have a gun and get shot.....something fishy lately...easy to cover up stuff by shooting everyone...
January 11, 2013 at 7:52 am | Report comment
Shadow
It is a no brainer to accept the theory that a fugitive from a carjacking with a gun is a threat to everyone in the area. The SP did the right thing. It should be noted that the Home Invasion was prevented by the owner because he had a weapon. A owning that Obama would like to restrict to a very few.
January 11, 2013 at 8:16 am | Report comment
mad_CADer
This idiot killed an elderly man, and possibly another person and gets out with a gun while police are there.....common sense tells you they were in danger. He's already killed one person, probably two, you think he's getting out of the car with a gun to "talk" it over with the cops? Give me a break! In my opinion, if police would just take these idiots out like they did this one, you wouldn't see all this stuff going on. People that do these things get arrested and put in jail where they have a place to sleep, three meals a day while the families of these victims lives are destroyed. There are no consequences for their actions. If every state had the death penalty, or when they are apprehended, killed on the spot, you'd see this garbage slow way down.
January 11, 2013 at 8:25 am | Report comment
scott strode
that might be the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
January 11, 2013 at 9:31 am | Report comment
Smokey
At least we don't have to pay for his care in prison for the rest of his life...
January 11, 2013 at 6:55 pm | Report comment
Tim C
Good riddance... Saved the taxpayers a lot of money. The state police should be commended for this. I personally volunteer to pin medals on their chest. By the way, Big Ugly if you have to take cover because the suspect has a weapon then I would surmise you should be able to shoot him. You are so dumb!
January 11, 2013 at 8:26 am | Report comment
Jon
Bad guy kills a man. Bad guy tries to break into home. Bad guy steals car. Bad guy gets out of stolen car with a weapon and Big Ugly wants the police to stand down? This is not France! We don't surrender to bad guys!
January 11, 2013 at 8:35 am | Report comment
jethro
if a guy comes out of the car with a gun in his hand after the sp has been chasing him his intentions are not honorable and deserves to be shot. thats a no brainer. too many liberals out there
January 11, 2013 at 9:26 am | Report comment
Big Ugly
I was talking about the other guy from NC earlier this week, not the Logan idiot...Yea, we should start shooting any one with a weapon, knives too....weather they point or intend on using it....
January 11, 2013 at 11:18 am | Report comment
Leonard Blush
Maybe police should take a Psychologist with them to determine if someone has the intent to shoot or stab an officer. Better yet, maybe you could do that for police. You could call a "timeout" then go up and talk to the bad guy and determine his intent. Maybe you could even look down the barrel and see if the gun in cases where the nutjob has a gun.
January 11, 2013 at 7:54 pm | Report comment
Leonard Blush
See if the gun is loaded is what I meant to say.
January 11, 2013 at 7:55 pm | Report comment
Alum
Interesting defense. So then, exactly why is your comment on this story?
Frankly, no matter which story, your comment is either one of the most naive or most stupid I have ever read. Police don't exactly go around shooting people. And did you forget about the two troopers killed at the Wallback exit on I-79 in August 2012?
January 11, 2013 at 10:05 pm | Report comment
Rakman
Good guys with guns stops a Bad guy with a gun. Works for me.
January 11, 2013 at 11:52 am | Report comment
Casper
Someone that burtally murders another, that's running from the police, and get out of the vehicle with the weapon, he got what he deserved, simple as that. This was basically suicide by cop. He most likely knew he was going to die, either by the cops or by shooting himself.
January 11, 2013 at 7:19 pm | Report comment
Levelheaded
The moral of this story is, if you want to surrender to police, don't bring your gun!
January 11, 2013 at 11:57 pm | Report comment