FAIRMONT, W.Va. – A Fairmont man has been charged with malicious wounding after allegedly hitting a woman in the knee with a bat then hiding from police.
Fairmont police said when they arrived at the residence a woman told them Van Rice, 35, hit her in the knee with a baseball bat. The woman also told police Rice was acting erratically and could be under the influence of a controlled substance.
After clearing the entire residence, Rice was found in an upstairs closet unable to balance or control his own movements and wearing no clothes.
Rice is being held in the North Central Regional jail in lieu of a $100,012 bold.