Teen who escaped Wheeling detention center is arrested in Harrison County
Xander Ball, 18, charged with attempted murder in a July shooting in Star City, was arrested Monday, Nov. 2, in Reynoldsville after escaping a Wheeling detention center on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
REYNOLDSVILLE, W.Va. — An 18-year-old charged with attempted murder, who escaped from a detention center in Wheeling last month, was arrested Monday, Nov. 2, in Reynoldsville, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Xander Ball, who is also identified in some reports as Xander Finley-Ball, escaped from the Wheeling facility on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The Marshals Service offered a $3,500 reward for information leading to his arrest, according to WV MetroNews.
Ball is charged with attempted murder in connection with a July shooting in Star City in which a person was critically injured, the Marshals Service said. WV MetroNews reported that the shooting happened at the University Commons apartment complex and that Ball was still a juvenile at the time.
Ball was arrested at about 3:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at a residence near Sable Circle in Reynoldsville by U.S. Marshals, the Clarksburg Police Department and the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, The Intelligencer and The Dominion Post reported. Ball attempted to flee by jumping out of a window but was immediately taken into custody, the outlets reported.
"The cooperation of all involved agencies, the determination of our investigators, and the public's willingness to assist" led to the arrest, Acting U.S. Marshal Terry Moore said, according to The Dominion Post.
A second person, Cannan Hitt, was also arrested at the scene on an outstanding warrant in Harrison County, the outlets reported.
Reynoldsville is in Harrison County.
Charges are allegations. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Sources: U.S. Marshals Service; The Dominion Post; The Intelligencer; WV MetroNews.
