BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — A man charged last week with murder after a woman’s body was found in a wooded area near Harts in Lincoln County has died in jail.
Tony Williamson, 35, was found unresponsive in the Western Regional Jail on July 4.
The state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Williamson’s body was found during a routine check. Jail staff began life-saving measures but could not resuscitate him.
Williamson was arrested in Parkersburg on July 1 and charged in the death of Marissa Brandjes, 34.
Brandjes’ body was found in a wooded area off of Taunton Drive near Harts on June 24. An autopsy confirmed she died of a single gunshot wound.
State police are investigating Williamson’s death.