HENRY COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Three men are in jail and a fourth is on the run in connection to a murder investigation in Henry County.
According to the sheriff's office, on March 8 around 12:00 a.m. the Martinsville Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call that someone had been shot along the 100 block of Chadmore Drive in Fieldale. The victim, 20-year-old Damien Ferrell, was taken to Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County and was pronounced dead.
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Through the course of the investigation, officers determined an argument broke out between the victim and the suspects. The argument escalated and Ferrell was shot multiple times.
20-year-old Malik Galloway, 19-year-old Kerry Scales Jr., and 18-year-old Sean Goddard Jr. have been arrested. All three men are charged with 1st Degree Murder, Robbery and Use of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony. They are being held in the Henry County Jail without bond.
The Henry County Sheriff's Office is currently searching for 32-year-old Adrian Lewis Purcell. He is wanted for charges of 1st Degree Murder, Robbery, Use of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463). The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2500.00 for information related to crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid.