前WV GOP主席Elgine McArdle被控在2022年谋杀案中泄露儿童证人信息13项轻罪。 Former WV GOP chair Elgine McArdle charged with 13 misdemeanors for leaking child witness info in 2022 murder case.

Marion县检察官指控前西弗吉尼亚共和党主席兼辩护律师Elgine McArdle在2022年Henry Silver谋杀案中犯有13项违反儿童保密法的轻罪指控。 Marion County prosecutors have charged Elgine McArdle, a former West Virginia Republican Party chair and defense attorney, with 13 misdemeanor counts of violating child confidentiality laws in the 2022 Henry Silver murder case. 她被指控通过公开档案、未经加密的电子邮件和共享文件披露儿童证人的身份和敏感访谈细节,尽管法院命令采取两项保护措施。 She is accused of disclosing a child witness’s identity and sensitive interview details through public filings, unencrypted emails, and shared documents, despite two court-ordered protective measures. McArdle代表Ryan Lane -- -- 一名被控协助谋杀的Pagan摩托车俱乐部成员 -- -- 的Ryan Lane于2025年10月28日被传讯,并以2 000美元个人担保保证金获释。 McArdle, who represented Ryan Lane—a Pagan Motorcycle Club member accused of aiding the murder—was arraigned on October 28, 2025, and released on a $2,000 personal recognizance bond. 她的调查员Lowell “LJ” Maxey也因担任没有许可证的私人调查员而面临指控。 Her investigator, Lowell “LJ” Maxey, also faces charges for working as an unlicensed private investigator. 此案仍在马里恩县治安法院待审。 The case remains pending in Marion County Magistrate Court.