Fourth Arrest Made in Connection with 2012 Wayne County Murder

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a murder that happened in Wayne County back in 2012, has been arraigned on murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery charges.

William Bill Coleman, 61, of Dunlow, was arraigned by video from the Western Regional Jail during a hearing in Wayne County Magistrate Court.

He remains in jail without bond.

Coleman was arrested by members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force near his son’s home in Crum. The arrest came after Task Force members, State Police and Sheriff Deputies spent five hours searching for Coleman after he fled into the woods.

James Spurlock, 46, of Radnor, was shot and killed at his home in May 2012. His seven-year-old son was witness to the whole thing.

Three other men, Dylan Alexander Jarrells, Willie Jay Copley, and Jessie Ray Salmons, Jr., have all made plea deals for their roles in the murder and have been sentenced to prison.

Details of Coleman’s alleged involvement is spelled out in the 11-page criminal complaint filed by the chief investigator in the case, Sgt. S.G. Poff of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators have said it was a robbery gone bad. The motive was to steal Spurlock's legitimate pain pills.

Plymale says the investigation is ongoing and there could be other people charged in the case.