Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Drug Debt...Possible Motive In Nicholas County Killings

{Carl,  West Virginia}...James Roy Belknap was arrested at a roadblock in Nicholas County Monday following a three-day search after the bodies of Steven Hendrix, his girlfriend Amber Martin and two children, ages 4 and 6, were found less than a mile from Belknap's residence Saturday. Greenbrier County Prosecutor Patrick Via says both Hendrix and Martin missed separate court hearings May 22nd in Greenbrier County Circuit Court. Hendrix's hearing was on a previous drug indictment and Martin's hearing was on an unrelated case. State Police believe Belknap owed Hendrix money for drugs, and Hendrix went to Belknap's property to collect a drug debt. The victims appeared to have been shot to death, stripped naked and their bodies dumped. Belknap is charged with four counts of first-degree murder.