On December 15, 2014 Deputy Sheriffs of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an apartment complex on Dalewood Drive in Cross Lanes, WV. A 911 call had been placed indicating a stabbing had occurred in the parking lot of Westchester Village Apartments. Deputies arrived and made certain the scene was safe for medics from the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority to respond. The victim was soon transported from the scene to an area hospital for treatment (the hospital name is being withheld at this time out of concern for the victim’s well-being).
The victim, Shawna Kelly, said her boyfriend cut her with a knife during an argument. Her boyfriend is James Joseph Bradshaw, Jr., 34 years old, of Charleston. Mrs. Kelly said she was arguing with Mr. Bradshaw because he had a stolen motorcycle in the back of her husband’s gray Chevrolet Astro van.
According to her statement, Mr. Bradshaw first shoved Mrs. Kelly with a wooden baseball bat, then cut her left hand and the side of her head with a folding knife. The lacerations were described as deep, bleeding wounds. Mrs. Kelly was then shoved out of the van. Mr. Bradshaw fled the area in the van. Parts of the incident were witnessed by uninvolved parties.
The 1992 silver or gray Chevrolet Astro van is still the subject of a BOLO (be on the look-out). It was last known to bear the following West Virginia license plate: 1KM500. A warrant was issued for Mr. Bradshaw charging him with malicious wounding, a felony.
Connections to existing cases of stolen motorcycles and other vehicles are being explored, but no information regarding that investigation is being released at this time.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911. Anonymous tips on his whereabouts can also be received at 304-357-0169 or through our website at www.kanawhasheriff.us/law-enforcement/tips. Attached is a mugshot of Mr. Bradshaw taken at the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office earlier this year. Mr. Bradshaw is believed to have ties in Cross Lanes and the West Side of Charleston, WV.
As is always the case in criminal matters, the warrant for Mr. Bradshaw is merely an accusation. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Corporal B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia Street East,
Charleston WV 25301
desk: 304-357-0732 / cell: 304-951-7328
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