CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $5,000 for help from the public to locate a fugitive wanted on a warrant out of Gilmer County.
The Gilmer County warrant issued Feb. 2, 2023, charged Carl Leon Nicholson Jr., 61, with failure to update sex offender registration, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
Nicholson was last seen Dec. 23, 2022, driving a silver 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with West Virginia license plate 2RK964. On Dec. 30, 2022, this vehicle was found burned on Haymond Rocks Road in Mount Clare.
Detectives have interviewed more than 60 known associates, and none have seen him since the December 2022 car fire. Prior to that incident, investigators said Nicholson traveled throughout Randolph, Barbour, Upshur, Lewis, Taylor, and Harrison counties over a five-day period.
Nicholson is a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 150 pounds, brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a history of violent tendencies and should be considered dangerous.
Investigators believe Nicholson may be deceased; however, his body has not been found. Anyone with information regarding Nicholson’s whereabouts should contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 304-623-0486.