Manhunt for Stabbing Suspect Underway, Police Say Man is Armed and Dangerous
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Updated: 3:35 PM Aug 1, 2010
Manhunt for Stabbing Suspect Underway, Police Say Man is Armed and Dangerous
Police say they believe Reed is in the Ona area for a reason; they say is he travelling by foot. They consider him to be armed and very dangerous and ask that if you see him -- call 911, do not approach him.
Posted: 9:55 PM Jul 29, 2010
Reporter: Jeremy Edwards; Hanna Francis
Email Address: news@wsaz.com
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UPDATE 7/31/10 @ 2:45
ONA, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Police are searching for a man in Ona they consider to be armed and dangerous.

Police say 29-year-old John Reed II stabbed his ex-girlfriend Melissa Taylor multiple times Thursday night near the Hangout Bar on Maywood Avenue in Clendenin. Taylor is in stable condition at CAMC.

West Virginia State Police say they yellow Chevy Cavalier Reed stole as a getaway car on the riverbank in Ona Friday night.

State Police believe Reed is still in the Ona area. WVSP Trooper Hash tells WSAZ.com every agency in the county is currently searching for him.

He was last seen wearing a blue faded shirt, blue jeans and work boots. Police say he still has a goatee.

Police say they believe Reed is in the Ona area for a reason; they say is he travelling by foot. They consider him to be armed and very dangerous and ask that if you see him -- call 911, do not approach him.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.



UPDATE 7/30/10 1:00 p.m.
CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Kanawha County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for John Allen Reed II, 29, who they think stabbed Melissa Taylor Thursday night in Clendenin. The two had been in a prior relationship.

Taylor is in stable condition at CAMC.

If anyone has information about the whereabouts of John Reed, please contact the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office at 304-357-0169.



ORIGINAL STORY
CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A woman was stabbed Thursday night at a bar in northern Kanawha County.

Dispatchers tell WSAZ.com she was stabbed several times at the Hangout in Clendenin.

This all happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

The woman was stabbed several times in the neck, back and stomach.

Dispatchers say police are looking for a man wearing a cowboy hat that was last seen leaving the bar in a yellow Chevy Cavalier with the name Melissa written across the back window.

Keep clicking WSAZ.com for more details.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 3, 2010 at 07:42 PM

why would this story disappear. From "dangerous man on foot in ONA, to nothing for 3 days? Concerned citizen.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 2, 2010 at 09:23 PM

if u think know wherehe is anonymous why are u not telling the cops instead of posting on here
Posted by: anonymous on Aug 2, 2010 at 07:36 PM

you know if the people in the Malcom Spring's that know's him real well would quit transporting him and feeding him the police would have him in custody by now.
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