Man Accused of Abusing his Bed-ridden Incapacitated Wife Released With Time Served

A Martinsburg man who was accused of abusing his bed-ridden wife and attempting to kill her last spring pleaded guilty Monday in Berkeley County Circuit Court to one count of attempted abuse of an incapacitated adult.

Robert Lee Doyle III, 50, was released from Eastern Regional Jail Monday after 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Gray Silver III sentenced him to time served behind bars. He had been incarcerated since July 2013.

Doyle was charged with attempted murder, domestic battery and abuse of an incapacitated adult, but those charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Still, Berkeley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Saunders asked the court Monday to impose a sentence of not less than one or more than three years in prison.
 

Saunders said Doyle’s wife stressed that she loved her husband in three meetings she had with the victim.
 

“They can love each other all they want, a crime was still committed,” Saunders told the court.

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Martinsburg Man Accused of Abusing Incapacitated Wife Released With Time Served