WESTON, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, with the help of U.S. Marshals, have arrested a kidnapping suspect.
Rashaad Hairston, 28, of Pittsburgh, is accused of kidnapping a woman from Pittsburgh on Jan. 23 and brought to Monongalia County.
An exhaustive investigation developed critical evidence pointing to Hairston as a prime suspect.
Because of the seriousness of the crime and the likelihood Hairston would be a flight risk, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department conducted the apprehension with the help of the United States Marshals Service Mountain State Fugitive Task Force.
Hairston was apprehended in Weston.
No information has been released about the victim.