ELKINS — A Randolph County man accused of breaking into a house and holding a knife to a resident’s throat entered into a plea agreement in Randolph County Circuit Court.

Jakob Joshua Plumley, 24, of Elkins, entered into a plea agreement on May 18, pleading guilty to one count of burglary, and one count of malicious assault, both felonies.

In October, Plumley was initially indicted by the Randolph County Grand Jury on one count of burglary, one count of malicious assault and one count of destruction of property, a misdemeanor.

During the May 19 plea hearing, Plumley was represented by attorney Brent Easton. Assistant Randolph County Prosecutor Richard Shryock represented the state. Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth presided over the case.

Before Wilmoth accepted the plea, he asked Plumley what made he did to make him guilty of burglary. Plumley stated that, on March 14, 2025, he unlawfully broke into the victim’s house. Wilmoth asked Plumley what he intended to do inside the home and Plumley said he “didn’t really have any kind of plan” as he was under the influence when the incident occurred.

When asked what made him guilty of malicious assault, Plumley said he attacked the victim in the house with his hands. Wilmoth asked if a knife was involved, to which Plumley said he did have a knife on him, but he did not remember holding the knife to the victim’s throat.

Shryock laid out the state’s case against Plumley, stating that on March 14, 2025, the officer responded to Main Street to investigate a reported domestic incident. A male caller told a 911 dispatcher that a man, later identified as Plumley, “had a knife to his throat.” A second 911 call, from a female, said an unknown man was fighting her brother of the home with a knife.

The victim said he was attacked by Plumley while he was sleeping and that he did not know Plumley, Shryock told the court. Corporal D.E. George of the Elkins Police Department cleared the residence and observed that the victim had lacerations to his neck and back, and cuts on his hands which were still bleeding.

Shryock said the victim stated to police that he was in bed when Plumley came in and held a knife to his neck. The victim then grabbed the knife in Plumley’s hand and then grabbed a knife from his nightstand to defend himself. Plumley then fled.

George observed that a kitchen window had been broken inward and believed that was how Plumley entered the residence, Shryock said. The homeowner provided video footage from a surveillance camera in the window, which showed Plumley walking onto the porch. Police could hear glass breaking on the video and the victim yelling from inside the residence. Blood on the curtain of the broken window matched Plumley’s DNA. Plumley was later apprehended wearing the same clothes seen in the video footage of the break-in.

A sentencing hearing for Plumley has been scheduled for July 1.