In a complaint filed by Sgt. K.M. Williams of the West Virginia State Police, the officer stated that on March 10, 2024, at approximately 6:36 p.m. he had received notice from Calhoun County 911l who had received a call from an individual stating that her and Parks Metheney were in an altercation but he had left the residence, located at 1086 Nobe Road, Big Springs, WV 26137, Calhoun County.
Upon arrival the officer spoke to the victim and, observed marks on her left neck. She advised that they had gotten in an argument while driving to the store and Mr. Metheney started braking and accelerating erratically and saying that he would not let her take their child from him or he would kill her. When they got to the residence Mr. Metheney grabbed the car seat and was trying to exit the vehicle, Mr. Metheney then grabbed the victim by her throat while she was attempting to exit the vehicle and started striking her in the back of the head. The victim stated that she had a hard time breathing. She was able to get the car seat out of the vehicle but Mr. Metheney then got out of the car and started hitting her in the back of the head and grabbed ahold of her hair pulling her around the yard while she continued to hold onto the child car seat and shielded the baby and was screaming for help.
The victim was able to break free and took the child inside the residence and had a family member watch the child and told them to lock the doors. When she came back outside Mr. Metheney had a rake and was busting the rear window out of the red in color Pontiac G6, Mr. Matheney then came to the front window of the vehicle striking the vehicle with the rake before it came logged ni the front glass.
A family member then took Mr. Metheney from the residence to West Fork where he was released from the vehicle. A Criminal History Check shows an arrest and conviction for Domestic Battery on April 10, 2023, in Calhoun County.
Parks Metheney has been charged with Domestic Battery and Strangulation and is being held on a $45,000 cash only bond in the West Virginia Central Regional Jail.
§61-2-28. Domestic violence — criminal acts.
(c) Second offense. – Domestic assault or domestic battery.
A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section after having been previously convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, after having been convicted of a violation of subsection (b) or (c), section nine of this article or subsection (a), section fourteen-g of this article, where the victim was his or her current or former spouse, current or former sexual or intimate partner, person with whom the defendant has a child in common, person with whom the defendant cohabits or has cohabited, a parent or guardian, the defendant’s child or ward or a member of the defendant’s household at the time of the offense or who has previously been granted a period of pretrial diversion pursuant to section twenty-two, article eleven of this chapter for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or a violation of subsection (b) or (c), section nine of this article or subsection (a), section fourteen-g of this article where the victim was a current or former spouse, current or former sexual or intimate partner, person with whom the defendant has a child in common, person with whom the defendant cohabits or has cohabited, a parent or guardian, the defendant’s child or ward or a member of the defendant’s household at the time of the offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for not less than sixty days nor more than one year or fined not more than $1,000, or both fined and confined.
A person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section after having been previously convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, after having been convicted of a violation of subsection (b) or (c), section nine of this article or subsection (a), section fourteen-g of this article, where the victim was a current or former spouse, current or former sexual or intimate partner, person with whom the defendant has a child in common, person with whom the defendant cohabits or has cohabited, a parent or guardian, the defendant’s child or ward or a member of the defendant’s household at the time of the offense or having previously been granted a period of pretrial diversion pursuant to section twenty-two, article eleven of this chapter for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section or subsection (b) or (c), section nine of this article or subsection (a), section fourteen-g of this article where the victim was a current or former spouse, current or former sexual or intimate partner, person with whom the defendant has a child in common, person with whom the defendant cohabits or has cohabited, a parent or guardian, the defendant’s child or ward or a member of the defendant’s household at the time of the offense shall be confined in jail for not less than thirty days nor more than six months or fined not more than $500, or both fined and confined.
