Nicholas County, WV (WOAY) – A Nicholas County man has been arrested on charges related to human remains recovered in Fayette County earlier this summer.
According to a media release from Fayette County Sheriff Jess McMullen, on July 7, 2025, Fayette County deputies responded to a call about a dead body discovered in a ditch off of Route 60 near Gauley Bridge.
The body was transported to the Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy and later identified. After speaking with family and associates of the deceased person, the investigation led detectives to a residence in Nicholas County where the victim was last seen.
Investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence and located numerous burned items belonging to the victim, and video evidence showing the victim in an impaired state shortly before leaving with a person of interest. Investigators conducted interviews and later obtained video footage of a matching vehicle near Gauley Bridge shortly before the body was found.
42-year-old Calvin Lee Foster was arrested in Nicholas County and charged with Concealment of a Deceased Human Body and Drug Delivery Resulting in Death: Failure to Render Aid.
Calvin Foster is being held in the Central Regional Jail awaiting court proceedings.
