FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — The former West Virginia Republican Party Chair has been charged after allegedly breaking a child's confidentiality during a trial in Marion County.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the Marion County detachment of the West Virginia State Police, on Oct. 23, troopers received information from the prosecutor's office regarding a possible violation of West Virginia code during a trial.

Troopers learned that Elgine McArdle, 61, of Wheeling, had "disclosed protected information and did so in a public manner" ... "on 13 separate occasions" during the trial for Ryan Lane, who was charged in the 2022 murder of Henry Silver, troopers said.

On Nov. 13, 2024, Marion County Circuit Judge David Janes entered a protective order for any disclosures of information or

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