Arrest made in Campbell Co. murder

Updated 2:27 p.m. Thursday, May 29th

By Carrie J. Sidener
Lynchburg News & Advance

An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a Lynch Station man.

Alphonso Lamont Destin, 21, was arrested Wednesday night around 9:30 p.m. and charged with the murder of 69-year-old Wilbur West, police said.

West was found shot in the head in his Leewood Road home Sunday morning. According to a search warrant filed at the Campbell County Circuit Court, it appeared someone had gone through his pockets.

Destin was arrested near 11th St. in Altavista. Before West’s death, Destin stayed in a home a few houses away from West’s, police said.

Police say West is not their only suspect. They are continuing to investigate and expect to arrest a second person.

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An arrest has been made in an area murder.

Campbell County Sheriff Terry Gaddy tells our Lynchburg newsroom, the News and Advance, one person was arrested around 10 Wednesday night in the investigation of the death of 69 year old Wilbur West.

Gaddy says he expects to make more arrests.

More information will be made available at a news conference at 1:00 p.m Thursday afternoon.

West was found shot to death in Lynch Station home Sunday.
   
Friends went to check on him after he missed church that morning.