A Kanawha County jury found a man guilty in a St. Albans double murder trial Friday.
Markus Guy was found guilty of second-degree murder of 39-year-old Alisha Carnefix, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Koda Jarrett – the mother and teenage brother of his girlfriend. The state had argued that Guy was upset and angry with his girlfriend, Shelby Frazier, so he left the hotel they were staying at the night of Feb. 6, 2024, and went to St. Albans where his girlfriend’s mother and brother were and shot them twice. Eyewitness News said there was no dispute from the defense that Guy shot and killed Carnefix and Jarrett. However, defense attorney Mark Plants told the jury that they disagreed that this was done intentionally rather that it was done in self-defense. The jury will meet back on Monday to decide if Guy will be granted life without the possibility of parole or life with mercy, meaning the possibility of parole after 15 years.