DANVILLE, Va. – A Martinsville man has been charged with Sunday night’s murder on Gay Street and with the recent robbery of a West Main Street convenience store.

Investigators arrested James Edward Fultz IV of Martinsville in connection with the Sunday night murder of a cab driver at Gay and Valley Streets.

Authorities say Fultz, age 47, got a ride in a cab and at some point during the fare, cut or stabbed the driver. The driver, 51-year-old Wendy Harris, died at the scene. She was a Danville resident and had no known connection to Fultz.

Fultz left the area before police arrived, but investigators developed him as the suspect, tracked him to a location on Temple Avenue and arrested him after a brief foot chase. Police charged Fultz with first-degree murder in connection to Harris’ death. He is being held in Danville City Jail without bond.

Danville Police will hold a H.E.A.R.T. walk at 3 p.m. this afternoon in the area where this incident took place.

Police also charged Fultz with the robbery of Carter’s Quick Shoppe at 3103 West Main Street that happened on December 27, 2020.