SLAYTON

ELKINS — A Randolph County man is facing a felony charge after allegedly breaking in and stealing items, including a television, from a local hotel.

Joshua Richard Slayton, 32, is charged with one count of breaking and entering, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.

According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper H.J. Bonetti with the Elkins Detachment of the West Virginia State Police, on April 12, Bonetti was dispatched to the Iron Road Lodge on the Beverly Pike for a breaking and entering no longer in process.

Upon arrival, Bonetti made contact with a witness, the complaint states. The witness stated that someone had entered the Iron Road Lodge and had taken items, including a television. Bonetti observed a window screen had been cut. Bonetti later reportedly received an anonymous tip regarding Slayton arriving at a residence earlier and appearing “sweaty.”

On April 17, Bonetti obtained the video surveillance footage, along with a list of stolen items, from the Iron Road Lodge, the complaint states. Bonetti reportedly observed Slayton on the video surveillance footage.

A preliminary hearing for Slayton has been scheduled for June 22 in Randolph County Magistrate Court.