Man Arrested After Disorderly Call on Wheeling Island

Around 9:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 23, Wheeling Police officers were dispatched to a disorder call, possibly involving a firearm in the 100 block of Virginia Street.  

Upon arriving and subsequent investigation, officers arrested Aaron Dwayne Payne II, age 32 of Wheeling.  Payne was charged with the following:

  1. Burglary
  2. Fugitive from Justice (Outstanding warrant from Belmont County, Ohio)
  3. Possession of a firearm while being prohibited 

 There were no injuries during this incident that involved multiple subjects in a couple of apartment units. Payne was transported to the Northern Regional Jail awaiting arraignment.

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