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PARKERSBURG A man charged for helping to get rid of evidence in the murder of a Parkersburg woman in the Fall of 2019 has entered into a plea agreement.
Eric Dillon, 30, in custody at the Huttonsville Correctional Center, recently pleaded guilty before Wood County Circuit Judge Jason Wharton to a charge of being an accessory after the fact in the case of the murder of Karen Yeager. He was charged with helping to hide or dispose of evidence in Yeager’s murder.
Under the agreement, he will serve one year on state prison with 302 days credited for time served. According to the West Virginia Division of Corrections website, Dillon is already serving one to 15 years for charges of burglary by breaking and entering as well as grand larceny.