Williams murder case headed to the grand jury, new details released

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County murder case is going to a grand jury for consideration following a preliminary hearing Monday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court.

Chance Williams (WVRJA)

Police have charged Chance Williams, 23, of Morgantown, with first-degree murder in the Nov. 15 stabbing death of Jamey Corbin, 47, of Fairmont.

Testimony Monday said Williams and Corbin had a “tumultuous” relationship that ended with Williams stabbing Corbin five times.

Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Detective Jonathan Friend said uniformed deputies responded to what was reported as a crash scene at Greenbag Road and Luckey Lane. Deputies called detectives when evidence at the scene was not consistent with a traffic accident.

Friend said the car was found in a roadside ditch. Friend said Corbin was dead in the car with large volume of blood throughout. Detectives observed a “void pattern” in the blood evidence in passenger side seat of the vehicle. A “void pattern” shows where a person may have been at the time of the incident, Friend said.

Authorities then obtained a first-degree warrant and continued their search for Williams.

According to testimony, the morning of the crime, Williams’ mother told them that he admitted to stabbing Corbin and told her his hands were hurting. While questioning his mother police said they found a knife they believe been had used in the crime. The knife had been cleaned, but detectives said there were drops of blood in the screws on the handle. Police also recovered bloody clothes believed to have been worn by Williams during the murder.

The blood evidence is still being tested at the lab. No results have been confirmed.

Williams was arrested by US Marshals on Nov. 25 in Morgantown.

Williams told investigators he spent the first three days on the run in the woods, but would not elaborate further for fear he could incriminate someone else.

Prosecutors told Magistrate Jim Nabors Williams acknowledged guilt by fleeing from the scene and remaining on the run for the next 10 days.

Nabors rules there was enough evidence to forward the case to the grand jury.

The next grand jury in Monongalia County convenes in early January.

Williams remains in the North Central Regional Jail without bail.





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