PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – A Pulaski County man has been charged in connection with the death of a 25-year-old man, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.
This comes after deputies were called to the 4800 block of Lee Highway for a report of a disturbance on April 2. Once at the scene, they found Chad O. Pennington, of Hiwassee, dead.
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Authorities have now learned that Pennington was shot multiple times by Daniel Nathan Janack, who then proceeded to steal his vehicle and flee to North Carolina.
On April 3 at about 5 a.m., Janack was arrested in Selma, North Carolina following a police chase where he drove Pennington’s vehicle.
On Wednesday (April 17), he was extradited back to Virginia and is currently facing the following charges:
- 2nd-degree murder
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Grand larceny
- Conspiracy to commit grand larceny
