ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A man is dead after a bar fight in Kanawha County.
Putnam County sheriff’s deputies confirmed that Cecil Pomeroy, Jr. was found unconscious in the parking lot of the EZ Street Bar in St. Albans at 12:46 a.m. Saturday. Deputies talked with witnesses and examined video surveillance from the scene, determining that Pomeroy got into a heated argument with Tyrone Washington, Jr., 24, of Culloden.
According to deputies, the argument escalated and Washington hit Pomeroy multiple times, causing life-threatening injuries. Pomeroy was taken to WVU Medicine Thomas Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
Washington was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and malicious assault. He’s being held in the Western Regional Jail without bail.
The investigation remains ongoing.