A Man is Convicted for a 2020 Murder

Jurors convicted a West Virginia man of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his brother on Mother’s Day in 2020. The jury deliberated for about two hours before returning the verdict for William Allen Nutter, who was charged with killing Charles Ryan Cottle. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported jurors opted for convicting on a lesser charge than murder. Nutter claimed self-defense in the shooting, but prosecutors said his story didn’t make sense. Sentencing is set for June 15.