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Article: STATE Briefs
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- June 16, 2009
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Martinsburg standoff ends; woman found dead
MARTINSBURG - State Police arrested a Virginia man Monday and
found the body of his former girlfriend more than 24 hours after she
was taken hostage inside her Martinsburg home.
The standoff ended about 2 p.m. after officers lobbed gas into
the home and stormed inside, State Police Capt. Rob Blair said.
In a statement, State Police identified the victim as Katherine
Nicole Sharpe, 35. Her body will be taken to the state Medical
Examiner's office in Charleston for an autopsy.
Donald Berkeley Surber, 37, of Winchester, Va., was taken to
Eastern Regional Jail on a kidnapping charge.
The statement said more charges will be sought after an ...