Man Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of W.Va. Woman

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities in West Virginia say a man charged with murder and arson in the death of a woman has pleaded not guilty.  The Times West Virginian reports Clyde Dean Jr. appeared in Marion County Circuit Court on Wednesday to answer the charges in the death of Cheryl Willis, who was found in a burned Fairmont apartment on March 15. She died the next day.  A grand jury indicted Dean on the charges on Oct. 7.   According to a criminal complaint, the Fairmont Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire and found Willis inside the apartment. The complaint says authorities determined that Willis was attacked and left unconscious, and that the fire was deliberately set.