Hovis

Hovis

ROCK CAVE — Officers found an attempted murder suspect they had been searching for since last May hiding in a bedroom closet on Tuesday, police said.

James Everett Hovis, 36, is being held with no bond in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail.

A Lewis County grand jury indicted Hovis on one count of attempted murder and one count of malicious assault in March 2021.

Hovis was found Tuesday “hiding in a bedroom closet of a residence in southern Upshur County,” according to information from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office.

Hovis was “arrested without incident on two Lewis County felony capias warrants and a Bailpiece,” the release states.

Upshur County Chief Deputy Coffman, Sgt. Caynor, Sgt. Rolenson, Deputy Chidester and Deputy Collins all were present during the arrest, police said.