On January 24, 2015 at 7:50 p.m. Deputy M. Sims of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 3000 block of Falcon Drive north of Charleston, WV. A disturbance was reported to Metro 911 involving several family members at that location.
During the disturbance Brian Edward Spencer (34 years old of Falcon Drive, Charleston, WV), got into a gold Toyota Camry and rammed his brother’s truck. Brian Spencer’s brother, Michael Spencer (42 years old of Falcon Drive, Charleston, WV) was in turn struck by the pickup truck. Michael’s 7 year old son was also struck by that pickup truck. They had been standing on the driveway prior to that crash.
Brian Spencer then fled the scene in that vehicle. Deputy Sims reported the incident and began preparing criminal complaints to charge Brian Spencer with leaving the scene of a crash causing property damage and personal injury. Magistrate court was closed before those warrants could be obtained.
Later that night, on January 25, 2015 just before 3:00 a.m., Corporal A. J. Miller and Deputy H. L. Summers were dispatched to the same area for another 911 call. Brian Spencer’s girlfriend and other family had received threats from him throughout the night. They dialed 911 after he allegedly said he would drive his car through their house. They had taken their children elsewhere out of fear he would make good on the threat.
Corporal Miller was seated in his patrol vehicle, a Ford F-150 pickup truck. His K9 Bruno, an explosives detection dog, was also in the vehicle. While he was talking to Deputy Summers and a complainant at the windows of his pickup truck, all three heard a vehicle fast approaching on Falcon Drive. They saw the headlights and heard the engine revving higher. Corporal Miller told the others to run as the gold Toyota Camry driven by Brian Spencer rammed Corporal Miller’s vehicle in a head-on collision. All front airbags deployed in both vehicles.
Corporal Miller suffered minor injuries during the crash. Bruno did not appear to be injured. He and his K9 partner were transported from the scene to Saint Francis Hospital for treatment to Corporal Miller’s injuries. He was not admitted, and was released the same morning.
Brian Spencer sustained serious injuries during the crash. Investigators do not believe he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. He was unconscious immediately following and throughout the time medics treated him at the scene. He was taken to Charleston Area Medical Center’s General Division Hospital for treatment, initially in their Intensive Care Unit.
During Sunday, January 25, 2015 he was moved to another bed. He left the hospital once and was returned for medical reasons by Charleston Police Department officers. A shift commander with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office learned about Brian Spencer leaving the hospital and obtained permission to station a Deputy Sheriff at the hospital to place Mr. Spencer in custody upon his release from CAMC General. When that Deputy Sheriff arrived Mr. Spencer had already left the hospital on foot after asking permission of a nurse to go outside and smoke a cigarette.
A bond revocation warrant from a previous matter had already been issued for Brian Edward Spencer. Additional warrants have since been obtained for leaving the scene from the crash on the evening of January 24, 2015. More charges against him may be issued regarding the striking of Corporal Miller’s vehicle. Investigators are consulting with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney and continuing to examine the evidence from the crash before a final decision is made.
Anyone with information on Brian Edward Spencer’s whereabouts is asked to call 304-357-0169. Attached is a mug shot of Mr. Spencer.
As is always the case in criminal matters, the charges against Mr. Spencer are merely accusations. 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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