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Davis and Ramsey, in handcuffs, are escorted by Madison State Police to appear for arraignment on charges of robbery and murder.
Cpl. C. M. Schultz, of the Madison Police Department filed a criminal complaint in Magistrate Court of Boone County on Tuesday, naming two suspects in the homicide.
Natasha Nicole Davis, 22, and Jason Ramsey, 25, both of Gordon, were arrested on Feb. 2 and charged with murder and robbery, according to the complaint.
Authorities believe that Davis and Ramsey were met by Ferrell at his home at 216 Walnut Street.
The complaint states that once inside the residence, Davis and Ramsey obtained a handgun belonging to Ferrell.
Police believe that Davis and Ramsey then initially shot Ferrell while in the living room, forcing him to the locked bedroom area of his home, where the victim was forced to unlock the bedroom door, according to the complaint.
Once in the room, Davis and Ramsey took possession of prescription medication belonging to the victim and proceeded to shoot Ferrell multiple times, according to the complaint.
According to the complaint, Davis and Ramsey also took from the residence personal property belonging to Ferrell, including one cell phone, one wired house phone, one Izarra semi-automatic pistol and various prescription medications.
Ferrell's body was discovered by a cleaning lady earlier Monday morning inside his home at Walnut Street, according to authorities.
Crime scene units were dispatched to the home around 9:00 a.m. after a call was made to 911 at approximately 8:00 a.m., according to authorities.
During a press conference Monday afternoon, Cpl. Schultz further stated that the homicide occurred between midnight and early Monday morning.
Cpl. Schultz said there were no signs of forced entry into the home and speculated that the victim might have known his assailant.
According to Cpl. Schultz, a homicide has not occurred in the small town of Madison for more than three years.
The arrests on Tuesday were made after police discovered some of the stolen property at the home of Davis and Ramsey.
"[The arrests were] based on evidence recovered at the suspects' home. It was some of the stolen property," Cpl. Schultz said.
The Madison Police Department, West Virginia State Police and Boone County Sheriff's Department worked together during this investigation.
Davis and Ramsey are being held at the Southwestern Regional Jail.
According to court documents, if indicted and found guilty of the charges, they face not less than 10 years in jail for the robbery charge and up to life in jail for murder.
Contact Joanie Newman at jnewman@coalvalleynews.com.
For all that goes on up here in Motown, none of this compares to what I read everyday in the newspapers from southern WV. Why was this man shot over drugs? What point was there in that?
I was once a resident of Madison and have lived here in Morgantown for almost 2 years, and although I will always charish my Boone County home, it saddens me to see this take place in - what was - my own back yard.
Boone County is getting out of hand anymore, and for a populus that is smaller then all of the students at WVU here in Morgantown, something needs to be done.
It used to be that Madison and the rest of Boone County were great places to live and be - and in many many ways they still are! - but if these drug problems persist, and people continue to lose their lives over them, it's going to get as bad as the west side of Charleston before too long.
Are you sick and tired of this yet, Boone County? If so, use your voices and speak up to your state representatives. Demand something be done, and if nothing is done, threaten to vote them OUT next term.
I know you are in a better place, but you are greatly missed.
Did anyone ask them why they felt the need to shoot him? He was harmless and probably not able to fight back at all! This enrages me!
On another note....I do feel for the family of these young people - I am sure they didn't know their children were capable of such a crime. It is a good idea to keep them in our prayers as well.
The devastation of the Ferrell's is beyond my comprehension. If there is anything I can do, please let me know.
I pray that justice is served!
This man did not have to die this way and this entire scenario is insane.
The citizens of Boone County need to take a stand and put a stop to this kind of thing. We still have Freedom os Assembly and Speech. Use those voices to tell our state representatives that we have simply had enough.
My thoughts and Prayers go out to Eddies Family
God Be with You
Do they think that the pills were worth his life??