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Abduction suspect arrested in Cabell County

Derek Orme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A man wanted for teh abductionof his estranged wife earlier this week in Lincoln County is now behind bars.

Deputies with the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department arrested Derek Orme, 37, around 3 a.m. Thursday walking along a rural road in Cabell County. Orme told deputies he was cold and tired and gave no resistance when he was approached.

He had been at large ever since Tuesday morning when State Police say he abducted his wife, Chelcia Orme, form a home near Hamlin. The pair was located later in the day at a home in Grayson, Kentucky. Chelcia was rescued unharmed and Derek fled on foot. He had been wanted on outstanding warrants ever since.

He’s lodged in the Western Regional Jail without bond.

 





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