2 charged after troopers find children in home with ‘deplorable conditions’ after argument involving rifle in Doddridge County

PENNSBORO, W.Va. (WBOY) — Two people were charged after troopers responded to a call of an argument involving a rifle in Doddridge County and found two young children living in deplorable conditions.

On Sept. 3, troopers with the Doddridge County detachment of the West Virginia State Police responded to a disturbance call taking place at a residence with a Pennsboro address located in Doddridge County, according to a criminal complaint.

When troopers arrived, they spoke with an individual who witnessed the incident who said that Robert Moore, 22, of Pennsboro, had “a .22 rifle” during an argument with Arizona Nicholson, 27, also of Pennsboro, troopers said.

Troopers then searched the residence for the rifle, noting that the “residence was in deplorable conditions,” with “trash on the floors throughout the residence, exposed wiring, used toilet tissue and diapers piled in the floor,” according to the complaint.

At the time of the incident involving the rifle, troopers noted that two young children were in the care of Moore and Nicholson and were present in the residence.

Moore has been charged with wanton endangerment and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Nicholson has been charged with two counts of child neglect. They are being held in North Central Regional Jail.

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