Man Arrested for Highlawn Murder

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 Friday, August 16, 2019 - 05:16 Updated 2 years ago Edited from a Press Release
Man Arrested for Highlawn Murder
An Ironton, Ohio, man was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting that occurred Aug. 11 in the 2700 block of Highlawn Avenue in Huntington.


William “Billy” Waddell, 28, was arrested in Ashland, Kentucky, on an outstanding malicious wounding warrant in connection to the shooting of Anthony Kessick. He also had a firearm and faces additional charges in Kentucky. 

Kessick is still being treated for injuries sustained from the shooting. 

The Lawrence County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Department, Coal Grove Police Department and Ashland Police Department assisted the Huntington Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit in the investigation.

(Photo is of Waddell)