Haney

BEVERLY — A Randolph County man is facing a felony charge after allegedly firing two shots toward another man’s head after an altercation.

Paden Heath Haney, 22, of Beverly, is charged with one count of wanton endangerment involving a firearm, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $35,000 cash-only bond.

According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper R.K. Stewart with the Elkins Detachment of the West Virginia State Police, on June 5, Stewart was dispatched by Randolph County 911 to a physical altercation in the area of Pike Street in Beverly.

Upon arrival, Stewart was advised that Haney had allegedly gotten into a physical altercation with another man, the complaint states. Stewart was advised by multiple witnesses that, after the altercation, Haney allegedly fired a firearm in the direction of the other man.

Two bullet casings and two holes were located in front of the residence on Pike Street, according to the complaint. Stewart was also advised that Haney had left the area in an unknown direction in a vehicle with a woman driving.

On June 14, Stewart obtained a recorded statement from the other man in the altercation, the alleged victim in this case, the complaint states. The alleged victim reportedly advised that he had been in an altercation with Haney.

Stewart was reportedly further advised by the alleged victim that, when the altercation was over, Haney went to his girlfriend’s vehicle, retrieved a “rifle style firearm” and fired approximately two shots near the alleged victim’s head, according to the complaint. The alleged victim said the shots were close enough to make his ears ring.