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Shawn Deel

Cabell County case in which Shawn Deel and two children died and Joshua Deel is charged.

Charged · allegations
last updated 10 August 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
11
Open questions
4
Deaths
3
Location
Lesage, WV
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Case file Shawn Deel, reference D C zero zero eight two. CBS News, citing the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office, reported that on July twenty first, twenty twenty six, law enforcement was called to a home on Hickory Grove Road in Lesage, West Virginia, just before five a.m. for a report of a stabbing. CBS News, citing Cabell County authorities, reported that thirty-nine-year-old Shawn Deel, eighteen-year-old Abigale Sloan, and sixteen-year-old Dekota Sloan were pronounced dead at the scene. CBS News reported that Joshua Deel, thirty-nine, was taken from the scene to a local hospital with superficial wounds. Cabell County authorities said he would be charged with three counts of first-degree murder once released from the hospital. CBS News later reported that Joshua Deel has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbings. The charge is an allegation, and no conviction was reported in the trusted sources reviewed. The file’s open questions include whether Joshua Deel has been released from the hospital, what court appearance has occurred, what evidence authorities have cited, and whether the preliminary hearing occurred. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero eight two at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed11 entries
21 July 2026
Cabell County authorities said law enforcement was called to a home on Hickory Grove Road in Lesage just before 5 a.m. for a report of a stabbing.
CBS News, citing Cabell County Sheriff's Office
21 July 2026
Cabell County authorities said 39-year-old Shawn Deel, 18-year-old Abigale Sloan and 16-year-old Dekota Sloan were pronounced dead at the scene.
CBS News, citing Cabell County Sheriff's Office
21 July 2026
CBS News reported that the three victims were stabbed to death at their home in Lesage.
CBS News
21 July 2026
CBS News reported that Joshua Deel, 39, was taken from the scene to a local hospital with superficial wounds.
CBS News, citing Cabell County Sheriff's Office
21 July 2026
Cabell County authorities said Joshua Deel would be charged with three counts of first-degree murder once released from the hospital.
CBS News, citing Cabell County Sheriff's Office
21 July 2026
Cabell County authorities said the case remained an active investigation and no further details would be released at that time.
CBS News, citing Cabell County Sheriff's Office
21 July 2026
CBS News, citing CBS affiliate WOWK, reported that Joshua Deel and Shawn Deel were divorced but living together at the time.
CBS News, citing WOWK · added 10 Aug 2026
23 July 2026
CBS News reported that Joshua Deel has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbings; the charge is an allegation and no conviction was reported in the trusted sources reviewed.
CBS News
23 July 2026
Huntington High School Principal Joedy Cunningham said Abigale Sloan was a 2026 graduate, Dekota Sloan was in 10th grade, and Shawn Deel was a Cabell County Schools employee and Huntington High graduate.
CBS News, citing Huntington High School · added 10 Aug 2026
28 July 2026
Court records said Joshua Deel was due back in court later in July 2026 for a preliminary hearing.
CBS News, citing court records · added 10 Aug 2026
30 July 2026
CBS News reported that visitation and a funeral for Abigale Sloan and Dekota Sloan were scheduled at Chapman's Mortuary in Huntington.
CBS News · added 10 Aug 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What court appearance, if any, has occurred for Joshua Deel?Unconfirmed; trusted reporting reviewed did not provide a hearing date or docket details. · unconfirmed
Has Joshua Deel been released from the hospital?Unconfirmed; CBS reported he was hospitalized and would go before a judge once released. · unconfirmed
What evidence have authorities cited in support of the charge?Unconfirmed; CBS reported that authorities released no further details because the investigation was active. · unconfirmed
Did the preliminary hearing reported as due later in July 2026 occur, and what was the outcome?Unconfirmed; trusted reporting found a scheduled preliminary hearing but no verified outcome. · unconfirmed
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