Former York County pastor hangs himself in W.Va. jail cell
May 24, 2011 – New York – A former York County pastor hanged himself in a West Virginia jail cell Saturday after his arrest on a sexual assault charge last week, court officials said.
The Rev. Matthew D. Jarrell, 41, previously of Old Paths Baptist Church in North Codorus Township, had been senior pastor of Open Door Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, for seven years, said the Rev. Rik Parcell, associate pastor of the Texas congregation.
Jarrell was found hanging in his cell at the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, W.Va., between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, John Lopez, acting chief of operations of the Regional Jail Authority, told the Charleston Gazette.