On Thursday, a jury convicted Michael Wayne Smith, 46, of second-degree murder in the April 2021 killing of Cheyenne Johnson, 35.

Johnson’s body was found in a well at Derricks Creek, northwest of Sissonville. Kanawha Valley

Woman pleads guilty to killing woman found in well

By Lori Kersey lori.kersey@hdmediallc.com

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Michael Smith was also convicted of the felonies of concealing a dead body, illegally owning a firearm, assault during a felony and malicious assault. The jury found him not guilty of using a firearm during a felony.

Virginia Smith

In 2023, Virginia Smith, Michael Smith’s girlfriend, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection to the crime. Virginia Smith shot Johnson in the head, attorneys said, although Michael Smith initially confessed to th

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