Ivydale, WV (WOAY) – A West Virginia man has been arrested and charged after two people were found dead in a Clay County home.
According to a press release from the West Virginia State Police, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 58-year-old Michael Wayne Adkins of Duck, W.Va., is accused of fatally shooting 38-year-old Richard Bishop of Maysel, WV and 54-year-old Brenda Dennis of Ivydale, WV at a home in the 6000 block of Big Otter Highway in the Ivydale area of Clay County, WV.
Michael Wayne Adkins was charged with two counts of 1st Degree Murder and is currently incarcerated at the Central Regional Jail pending arraignment in Clay County.Â
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