The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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November 17, 2009

Sheriff: Man struck on head with shovel

A Fayette County man has been arrested after authorities say he struck another man on the head with a metal shovel.

Mark Allen Kinser, 31, of Ansted, was charged with malicious wounding, Sheriff Steve Kessler said. He was released from Southern Regional Jail on $5,000 bond.

At 12:37 p.m. Tuesday, an in-progress fight was reported near Logtown Hollow in Ansted, Kessler said.

Deputies arrived at the scene and found Marvin Rogers, 53, of Ansted, was bleeding from a head wound. Rogers told deputies Kinser had struck him on the head with a metal shovel.

The incident remains under investigation, Kessler said.

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