Man charged after hit-and-run incident

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A man is facing several charges, including grand larceny, after an attempt to steal a four-wheeler and leaving a victim critically injured in Mingo County.

According to a criminal complaint, Brandon Bragg and another man went to a home in Mingo County to steal a red four-wheeler worth more than $1,000 on May 18.

The two men pulled the four-wheeler from the residence with Bragg’s Chevrolet Silverado to Bragg’s home with a tow strap, the criminal complaint states.

The criminal complaint states the two men were able to pull the four-wheeler up the road to the top of Horsepen Mountain, but the four-wheeler wrecked.

The man with Bragg was then thrown from the four-wheeler onto the pavement, where he suffered life-threatening injuries — making him incapacitated due to those injuries, according to the criminal complaint.

The criminal complaint states Bragg then loaded the man into his vehicle and took him to another home.

After a witness at the scene called 911, Bragg left with the man still in his vehicle instead of waiting on EMS and without giving him medical aid, the criminal complaint states.

The man is currently in the hospital. According to the criminal complaint, his family states he’s being kept alive for organ donation.

Bragg was charged with grand larceny, conspiracy to grand larceny, crashes involving death or personal injuries under Erin’s Law, and abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult.

His bond is set for $100,000, cash-only.