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Updated: 3:23 AM Aug 17, 2009
Man Charged in Logan County Murder, Stabbing
A man is in jail after troopers say he attacked two brothers with a knife. One of the brothers died.
Posted: 7:22 PM Aug 16, 2009Reporter: Andrew Colegrove Email Address: andrew.colegrove@wsaz.com |
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LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- One man is dead and his twin brother is in the hospital after a man came into their home and stabbed them. It happened late Saturday night at home in Man.
West Virginia State Police say Billy Johnston came to the house that twin brothers Mac and Jerry Belcher shared. Johnston knocked on the door, and when Mac opened it, Johnston stabbed him multiple times. Then, police say Johnston went to the bedroom where Jerry was still sleeping and stabbed him multiple times as well, killing him.
Despite his injuries, Mac managed to grab a gun and shoot at Billy Johnston, according to State Police. None of Mac's shots hit his attacker, but it did scare him away.
Troopers later arrested Johnston and took him to the Southwestern Regional Jail. He was brought in by West Virginia State Police just before 6 Sunday morning, but it's little consolation to neighbors who say they've lost a good friend.
"It's just totally devastated everybody," Roger Perry, a friend of the twins, said. "It hasn't really sunk in yet. I just don't understand how somebody could come in with a knife and stab somebody to death."
"I've had grown men come here today and cry," neighbor Alice Mitchell said. "My phone has rung off the hook from everyone calling. It's just a great, painful tragedy that this has happened."
Mac Belcher is at Charleston General Hospital, and doctors say his wounds don’t appear to be life threatening.
Neighbors say this wasn't the first time that the 68-year-old twin brothers had been in an altercation with Johnston. They believe the argument started over some tools that Johnston sold to the Belcher brothers.
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Bill and Sharon did not raise him to be a "thug". IF you personally knew them you would understand that is wasnt their fault he decided to do this. Tell me, do you believe the tabloids all the time? Ever heard of the statement... there is always two sides to the story? Like Kim, Im not defending Billy and what he did but you people dont even know everything that went on... you make the family seem like we are at fault. Its amazing what drugs can do to a person, and if you are unsure on what they can do maybe you should check it out because they are mind altering, meaning that his family is not at fault with what he did, perhaps the drugs changed him in that split second that he did what he did. Tell me what the death penalty would do? Except take someones son, dad, brother, friend away when we have already lost one. Why is that Ok? You people need to think before you comment on something. Families are reading this. Prayers go out to BOTH of the familys in their time of loss.
First of all I am in no way defending what Billy did, but to talk bad about our family is just wrong.My parents raised us to be kind,caring and respectful.We can't help that Billy chose the path he took.We are in total shock and our hearts go out to the Belcher family.But please show a little respect for my parents,they are not doing too well either.We can not help what our family members do nor could my parents.You raise your children the best that you can and only pray they choose the right path and if they choose the wrong path its not the parents fault.We have tried to help for years but a person haves to want to get better before they can.No one really knows what happened that night but the truth will come out so until then please let up on my parents.My prayers go out to Jerrys Family.
Too bad West Virginia does not have the death penalty. That is where Billy needs to be going. He may have good parents but they certainly raised a thug to do what he did to those men.
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