FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Barrackville man is facing multiple charges after police allege he kidnapped a woman and her children from a Marion County gas station on Saturday.
Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department began the investigation with a report of a dispute at the Sheetz in Fairmont on Saturday.
Deputies learned Glen Anderson, 24, forced a woman and children into his truck and drove in the direction of the Fairmont Gateway Connector.
Police observed Anderson’s truck in the area of the High Level Bridge and began to follow.
While following, deputies said Anderson sped up slightly, and a passenger in the vehicle began to wave at police out of the passenger side window.
When deputies attempted to stop Anderson near the entrance to I-79 northbound, Anderson fled. The pursuit ended when Anderson pulled into the Little General off of exit 137.
Deputies ordered Anderson out of the truck and found three children and a woman in distress.
The woman told deputies Anderson placed a gun to her head and struck her in the face.
Deputies did locate an un-holstered firearm under the center console of Anderson’s truck.
The victim told police a verbal altercation with Anderson began when he saw her getting out of a vehicle with another person. Anderson grabbed her before she could get back to her vehicle, according to the deputies.
The victim told investigators that Anderson pulled a gun out and told her he was going to shoot her right there before he hit her in the face.
Deputies noted slight swelling and redness on the right side of the victim’s face. Video surveillance also confirmed the victim was forcefully placed in Anderson’s truck.
Anderson has been charged with kidnapping, wanton endangerment involving a firearm, and three counts of child neglect creating a risk of injury.
He is being held in the North Central Regional Jail on a $100,012 bond.