CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Nitro man was arraigned Wednesday on multiple charges related to the death of a 66-year-old man in Jefferson.
Douglas “Fatty” Kidd III already faces a charge of first-degree murder for allegedly killing James Morris in November 2018. Kidd allegedly killed Morris after an argument, and was previously at South Central Regional Jail before his arrest.
He was arraigned Wednesday on charges of being a person prohibited from possessing firearms, being a person prohibited from possessing concealed firearms, the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, offense of an inmate at South Central Regional Jail, strangulation, malicious assault on a corrections officer and battery on a corrections officer.
Kidd pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Tera Salango set Kidd’s trial date for Feb. 24.