When he passed Interstate 70, a Ford Ranger began chasing him, the driver firing a gun at him.
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Davison was run off the road and shot at about the same time as Breese and his wife were driving on that same stretch of road. Davison called 911 during the chase and was on the phone with dispatchers when his vehicle stopped in the median. Breese said Strawser would sometimes “get in rages”, the affidavit said.
The man brought in to monitor Penn State’s athletics program said Monday his role will soon end because he believes the university has made sufficient progress after a child sex-abuse scandal highlighted shortcomings… They also discovered an emblem from a Ford Ranger, left behind by the two vehicles striking each other.
A man charged with first degree murder in the death of a Preston County woman back in April is now reportedly about to face similar charges in Pennsylvania for the 2014 death of a Maine man.
A break in the case wouldn’t come for more than a year, but in the meantime, police had the paint found on Davison’s auto analyzed, revealing a distinct color used on Ford Rangers in the 1990s.
Mr. and Mrs. Breese described a volatile history with Strawser, and how he had repeatedly contacted them on the night of Mr. Davison’s murder.
Strawser could not locate them the night of the murder, and as they received more messages and threats from Strawser, they departed the club they were at, ‘Cloud Nine, ‘ without having any contact with Strawser and traveled north on I-81, in the same direction Timothy Davison would have been going.
4, 2014, murder of Timothy Davison, of Maine. State police believe this video may be helpful in identifying potential witnesses.
Fogal said evidence that was gathered in the next phase of the investigation focused on Strawser, subsequently linking him to evidence that had previously been found. He is incarcerated in West Virginia.
Court records indicate that Stawser’s neighbor led police to a field that Strawser often visited, which resulted in investigators discovering a wooden box “that contained a.44 caliber Rossi Ranch Hand pistol”.
Prosecutors say his Strawser’s DNA matches that taken from shell casings found at the scene of Davison’s murder. “John Wayne Strawser Jr., was charged in a homicide investigation in the Kingwood, WV area, around 04/16/15”, Trooper Cachara said in the affidavit.
“The arrest of this violent individual marks another step in our pursuit of justice for the Davison family”, Kosheba said.
John Wayne Strawser, 38, of Belington, West Virginia, allegedly shot and killed Davison in a case of mistaken identity, according to state police.
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In West Virginia, WAJR in Morgantown reported Strawser was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of former love interest Amy Lou Buckingham, who was 38.
