| FAIRMONT MURDER - A Marion County man was arrested for murder on Thursday, after body was found in Fairmont on Wednesday.
According to the Fairmont Police Department, officers responded to a residence on Dixie Avenue in Fairmont on Wednesday, December 26, after a report of an unknown man being found deceased inside the residence. Police said that the responding officers found that the male had an apparent gunshot wound to his upper torso.
Officers said the man was later identified as Justin Cassella, 33, of Fairmont. Cassella's body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Charleston for an autopsy.
According to police, the Fairmont Police Department's Detective Division arrested Richard Moore II, 34, of Fairmont for first degree murder. No bond has been set for Moore at this time. Moore is currently being held at the North Central Regional Jail, officers said.
Police said that another person of interest is currently being sought. |
