Listen Now: MetroNews Midday
3:06pm: Hotline with Dave Weekley

Braxton County man charged in wife’s death

FRAMETOWN, W.Va. — A Braxton County man is in custody charged with stabbing to death his wife.

Rodney Dobbins (WVRJA)

State police charged Rodney Brian Dobbins, 48, of Frametown, after finding his wife, Donna Kay Dobbins, dead on Monday.

State troopers and Braxton County deputies arrived at the Dobbins home and found Rodney Dobbins outside the residence with a kitchen knife in his hand. His wife was on the ground covered in blood, authorities said.

Troopers said Dobbins put the blade to his own neck before dropping it. He’s being held in the Central Regional Jail without bail.





More News

News
Open house on next Corridor H project Tuesday
DOH will announce supplemental environmental assessment
April 21, 2025 - 2:26 pm
News
WVDOH stress importance of work zone safety after tragic death of WV Turnpike employee
April 21, 2025 - 1:15 pm
News
Brennan: Pope Francis shook up the Catholic Church in a healthy way
Head of Catholic Church in West Virginia reacts to the death of Pope Francis.
April 21, 2025 - 1:11 pm
News
Mon Power service restoration efforts continue in Morgantown area following Saturday storm; Eastern Panhandle also hit
Monongalia County MECCA 911 fielded hundreds of calls Saturday night.
April 21, 2025 - 12:32 pm