Hornagold pleads guilty to first degree assault

OAKLAND — Ian Riley Hornagold, 26, of Romney, W.Va,. pled guilty in the Circuit Court to first- degree assault. Related charges were dismissed upon his plea. Judge Michael Twigg accepted the plea and then postponed sentencing to a date in July.

Hornagold was arrested and charged by Oakland City Police in May 2021, after Hornagold was reported by security personnel to have brandished a gun when he was being directed to vacate a restricted area on the property. When he was told the police were being called, Hornagold fled the area.