Nicholas Alan Ball, 26, of Tampa, Fla., was arrested on charges of murder and delivery of a controlled substance in connection with the June 2, 2007 death of a female victim in Danville.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Magistrate Court of Boone County, the victim, Victoria Michelle Harmon, 23, of Danville, died as a result of ingesting the drug Fentanyl.
According to the criminal complaint, Ball was in the company of the victim, Victoria Harmon, at Clyde’s Bar, 19th Hole, in Madison.
Harmon and Ball then left the bar together, with a friend of the victim, and went to the Ball’s house, located at Main Street in Madison, according to the criminal complaint.
While at his residence, Ball supposedly retrieved Fentanyl, a schedule II controlled substance, according to court documents.
Harmon’s friend then drove the couple to Harmon’s house, located in Danville, according to the criminal complaint.
Once dropped off at the Harmon residence, Ball delivered the drugs to Harmon, who consumed them, and died a short period of time after the ingestion, according to a medical examiner's report cited in the criminal complaint.
Ball was charged with murder following a confession that detailed the delivery of the schedule II controlled substance, according to court documents.
By West Virginia law, when a person dies as the result of the drugs that were delivered to them, the person who delivered the drugs can be charged with murder. The person is charged with what is commonly known as felony murder.
Ball was arraigned before Boone County Magistrate C. Porter Snodgrass on Oct. 23 and bond was denied. Ball remains in the Southwestern Regional Jail. If found guilty of the charges, Ball faces one to 15 years in prison on the drug delivery charges and up to life in prison on the murder charge. Boone County Sheriff's Office Deptuy E.E. Arthur is the investigating officer in the case.
Contact Joanie Newman at jnewman@coalvalleynews.com or call 304-369-1165.
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