Friday, July 29, 2011

Mason County Murder Apparent Revenge

  • {West Virginia}...Chad McCallister, 25, and Matthew Woods, 24, appeared in Mason County Magistrate Court Friday morning  charged with the murder of Rene Gonzalez, who was found shot to death at his home in Gallipolis Ferry. Cpl. B.L. Keefer testified McCallister told him he had been in a physical altercation with Gonzalez the night before the murder, and he and Gonzalez had an ongoing feud about a woman.  Keefer said McCallister had been visited previously by Adkins, who said he would get justice for McCallister. Woods allegedly drove Adkins to the trailer, but McCallister alleged he thought the incident would just be a robbery and a fight. According to Keefer's testimony, the motive was revenge. Their cases were bound over to the grand jury. According to West Virginia State Police Sgt. E.B. Starcher, Steven Adkins, 25, who is also facing charges in connection to Gonzalez’ death is fighting extradition in Gallipolis, Ohio, where he was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant out of Mason County.