| Wirt Middle School principal J. D. Hoover, 36, of Parkersburg, is scheduled to be arraigned today at 11 a.m. before a Wirt County Magistrate.
West Virginia State Police charged Hoover with two counts of unlawfully and feloniously possessing deadly weapons on education facilities, reportedly the campus where he is principal in Elizabeth.
Police would not release any other details regarding Hoover's arrest, with local residents defending Hoover saying the incident was a matter of poor judgment.
Wirt County school officials declined to reveal if Hoover was placed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The criminal complaint against Hoover was obtained by a Freedom of Information request filed with Wirt County magistrate Janey Wigal.
The complaint says that Cpl. Gary McCullough of Elizabeth responded to the Wirt County Board of Education and spoke to Daniel C. Metz (superintendent) in regards to (Hoover) bringing firearms on to school grounds.
"The defendant (Hoover) advised superintendent Metz he had brought two firearms to the Wirt County Middle School property on October 8," according to the complaint.
"The defendant (Hoover) further advised that he left school grounds and subsequently returned to the Wirt Middle School while possessing one of the firearms in his vehicle."
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