SIMS PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE AND KIDNAPPING

Steven E. Dragisich, Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, West Virginia,
advises the press that:
On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Charles William Sims, Jr., who was born on October
4, 1970 and who was formerly from Weirton, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to the
felony offenses of “Attempted Murder in the First Degree” and “Kidnapping” as set
forth in Counts One and Three of the Indictment in Case No. 22-F-76.
Steven E. Dragisich, Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, and Herman D.
Lantz, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, represented the State.
Attorney Kevin L. Neiswonger represented Mr. Sims. The Honorable Jason A.
Cuomo presided over the case.
The criminal charges against Mr. Sims stemmed from incidents that occurred
previously at his residence in Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia, when Mr.
Sims held his former spouse against her will and attempted to kill her.
The criminal charges against the Defendant resulted from the diligent and thorough
police work completed by the Weirton Police Department, and Officer Garrett
Ammann was instrumental in protecting the victim from further harm.
Mr. Sims was sentenced to 3 to 15 years for “Attempted Murder in the First Degree”
and was sentenced to life, with parole eligibility after 10 years, for “Kidnapping.”
Mr. Sims will serve these sentences consecutively for a total cumulative sentence of
13 years to life in the West Virginia Division of Corrections.