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Man Charged in Tenn. Killing, Arrested in W.Va.

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West Virginia authorities have arrested a Tennessee man charged with running over and killing his wife with a pickup truck.

Media outlets report that West Virginia State Police troopers arrested 38-year-old Chad Everette Henry of Henderson, Tennessee, on Wednesday at a pipeline yard near Bridgeport. State police say Henry had been working at the site.

Henry is charged in Decatur County, Tennessee, with first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. Police say he ran over his wife, Kelly Henry, with a pickup truck on Dec. 25, 2014, following an argument. Kelly Henry died at a hospital on Jan. 1.

Henry is being held at the North Central Regional Jail pending an extradition hearing. Jail records didn’t indicate whether he has an attorney.