BY KYLE LOVERN
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

MATEWAN — A Mingo County man was arrested for allegedly hitting people with a metal pipe and using the weapon to hold his victims hostage.

Nathan A. Jewell of North Matewan was arrested by the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department Sunday on several charges, including kidnapping.

Cpl. M. Lendearo and Deputy B.T. Sipple charged Jewell with two counts of malicious wounding, kidnapping, domestic battery, domestic assault and two counts of obstructing an officer.

The arrest happened near Matewan.

According to the criminal complaint, Jewell, 28, of Matewan, was in an argument with individuals inside his home. He allegedly got violent and hit those persons with a metal pipe. One victim told deputies that Jewell brandished the pipe and would not allow anyone to leave.

The victim escaped through a window and ran to Giovanni’s Pizza to call 911, the criminal complaint stated.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they reportedly found Jewell approaching them with the pipe and disobeying lawful commands.

It was at this time that a deputy tased Jewell, according to the criminal complaint. Legal documents stated that deputies then disarmed Jewell and handcuffed him.

Deputies found another victim at the scene with a laceration to the back of their head. That victim refused medical treatment, according to court documents.

However, the victim who escaped through a window needed immediate treatment for two lacerations to their head, the criminal complaint said.

Jewell was lodged in the Southwestern Regional Jail at Holden.

(MCSD Disclaimer: All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.)