St. Albans woman pleads guilty for Nov. 2018 fatal shooting

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman will spend up to 15 years in prison after admitting to killing the father of one of her children.

Ashley Nicole Kyle, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

She admitted to shooting Mikey Ward in November 2018, telling the court he was trying to run her over.

A criminal complaint notes Kyle shot Ward twice over two months; she shot Ward in the foot in October.

In the second incident, Kyle shot Ward while he was a passenger in a van. Kyle admitted to killing Ward after being made fun of for shooting him in the foot and missing his head.

Ward died six days after being shot in the head.