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ROCK CAVE -- A Rock Cave man is facing several felony charges including two counts of attempted murder after he allegedly used his vehicle to ram another car causing a crash.
Greg Robert Tenney, 23, is facing two counts of attempted murder, a count of malicious assault, domestic battery, two counts of obstructing an officer, leaving the scene with damage, hit and run with injury, reckless driving and misdemeanor trespassing. He is currently being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail with no bond.
According to criminal complaints filed by West Virginia State Police Cpl. P.J. Robinette on Saturday, Robinette and Cpl. S.W. Shahan responded to Get Out Run Road in Rock Cave in reference to a motor vehicle crash and was informed by Upshur County Communications, the driver, Tenney, of one of the vehicles fled the scene prior to fire department arrival and that he had a warrant for trespassing.
According to the complaint, the officers went to Tenney's residence in an attempt to make contact and found no vehicles at the home and no one came to the door. Robinette arrived at the crash scene and observed two crashed vehicles on the right side of the roadway in a wooded area. One of the vehicles, a black Subaru Forester, was laying on it's top with heavy rear end damage.
The second vehicle, a white Subaru Forester, had heavy front end damage and was close in proximity to the other vehicle. The officer recognized the white Forester from a previous traffic stop and knew it belonged to Tenney.
The complaint states Robinette made contact with the victim, who is Tenney's girlfriend, and she told the officer the pair were involved in a domestic dispute before the crash. The victim told officers during the domestic dispute, Tenney threw a chair and hit the victim in the arm causing multiple cuts and also poured liquor over her head before she left with another individual. The victim told officers her and the other individual were in the individual's car and traveling south on Get Out Run Road at a slow rate of speed when they saw headlights coming up behind them.
"(The victim) stated they were then rear-ended which propelled them forward and their vehicle flipped end-over-end and landed on its top," it states in the complaint. "(The victim) stated she was able to exit the vehicle and observed the accused (Tenney) in his vehicle which sustained heavy damage after he hit them."
According to the complaint, the victim asked Tenney if he was "OK" and he replied he was and the victim ran south down Get Out Run Road and used a friend's phone to call 911. When the victim returned to the scene Tenney was gone.
According to the complaint, officers then returned to Tenney's residence and observed a Toyota Rav4 parked in front. Officers could hear movement inside the Rav4 and Tenney was seen lying on the back seat.
"Cpl. Shahan went to the driver's side of the vehicle while this officer went to the passenger side," Robinette writes in the complaint. "Both officers gave the accused (Tenney) several verbal commands to exit the vehicle to which he continued to ignore and lay there. This officer then pulled his taser and informed him he would be tased if he continued to disobey commands. The accused (Tenney) then exited the vehicle and was placed under arrest."
According to the complaint, Tenney was transported to the WVSP Buckhannon Detachment and Trooper C.C. Jones traveled to St. Joseph's Hospital to obtain a statement from the second individual in the crashed vehicle. The individual corroborated the victim's statement and witnessed Tenney hit the victim with a chair and pour the liquor on the victim. The individual also told officers while the victim ran for help, the individual began to crawl out of the vehicle and Tenney grabbed them by the hair of the head and kicked them in the face. The individual said Tenney allegedly struck them several times in the face with his fists.
The complaint states during an interview, Tenney said he did throw the chair and the victim took his cell home before leaving the residence. He told officers he followed them in his vehicle because he wanted his phone back. Tenney admitted to rear ending the other vehicle while traveling around 35 mph. Later during questioning, Tenney said, "If he was going to do it, he was going to do it right." Tenney also admitted to inhaling a chemical agent commonly referred to as "duster" on hour prior to the incident.
According to another complaint filed in Upshur County Magistrate Court, Tenney is accused of going to a Selbyville residence after he was informed several times by the property owner to not be on the property. On April 21, Tenney can be seen and heard on security camera footage coming to the front door, knocking and yelling. Tenney could be heard opening the door of the residence. The property owner and Tenney began to argue and Tenney refused to leave. The property owner had to physically push Tenney out of the residence.