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Surber Indicted for Murder, Kidnapping

By: Lauren McKay Email
Updated: Wed 8:24 PM, Oct 21, 2009

A Winchester man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in West Virginia has been indicted on several felony charges.

Thirty-seven-year-old Donald Surber appeared in front of a Berkeley County, West Virginia grand jury Wednesday.

Surber is accused of killing Katherine Sharp in June following a 26-hour standoff with police.

Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely says Surber has been indicted for first degree murder, kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, burglary, domestic assault, felony destruction of property, attempted escape, attempt to disarm a law enforcement official and attempt to obtain a weapon by an inmate.

Earlier this month, Surber appeared in court and asked to represent himself in the murder trial, but a judge is waiting on the results of a psychological evaluation before making a decision on the request.

Surber is being held at Tygart Valley Regional Jail.


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