January 29, 2012
Third arrest in Boone hostage case
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YAWKEY, W.Va. -- Police arrested a third person late Saturday in connection with a Monday hostage case in Morrisvale, the Boone County Sheriff's Department said.

The sheriff's department arrested Darrell McNeely, 40, of Julian and filed felony charges against him of accessory before and after the fact in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault Chandra Clark.

Clark, 26, was allegedly raped and abused by her ex-husband, Barry Clark, and held hostage along with four other people late Monday and early Tuesday. Barry Clark faces several felony charges in connection with the incident, as does Melissa Breedlove, 39, who allegedly helped plan the attack.

State police and Boone deputies arrested McNeely at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a home near Yawkey in Lincoln County, according to a news release. He was taken to the Western Regional Jail as a pre-trial felon pending arraignment before Lincoln County magistrate.

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Third arrest in Boone hostage case

YAWKEY, W.Va. -- Police arrested a third person late Saturday in connection with a Monday hostage case in Morrisvale, the Boone County Sheriff's Department said.

The sheriff's department arrested Darrell McNeely, 40, of Julian and filed felony charges against him of accessory before and after the fact in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault Chandra Clark.

Clark, 26, was allegedly raped and abused by her ex-husband, Barry Clark, and held hostage along with four other people late Monday and early Tuesday. Barry Clark faces several felony charges in connection with the incident, as does Melissa Breedlove, 39, who allegedly helped plan the attack.

State police and Boone deputies arrested McNeely at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a home near Yawkey in Lincoln County, according to a news release. He was taken to the Western Regional Jail as a pre-trial felon pending arraignment before Lincoln County magistrate.

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