Sissonville man charged with murder, told police he shot his wife
Jason Joe Phillips faces first-degree murder charges after reporting he shot his wife in their home; the case remains under active investigation by local authorities.
- On Saturday, Jason Joe Phillips, 46, called 911 around 3 a.m. and reported he shot and killed his wife at their Sissonville, West Virginia home, leading to his arrest.
- According to the criminal complaint, the suspect told police his wife had `pushed him to the limit`, which the filing links to the shooting.
- At the 3500 block of Allens Fork Road, deputies found Joanna Lynn Phillips deceased in the kitchen with a gunshot wound to her chest, and Phillips said he fired one shotgun shot toward her chest.
- Jason Joe Phillips has been charged with first-degree murder and is held without bond at South Central Regional Jail.
- The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office says the case is under active investigation and encourages anyone in a domestic violence situation to use available domestic violence resources.
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SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man faces a first-degree murder charge after deputies say he called 911 early Saturday and reported shooting his wife inside their home. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Jason Joe Phillips, 46, called Metro 911 around 3 a.m. Dec. 20 and told dispatchers he shot his wife, Joanna [...]
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