PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) - A Crook County man has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his son.
The Bend Bulletin reports (https://bit.ly/1GvXjN6 ) William Brown was arraigned in Crook County Circuit Court on Friday.
The 72-year-old Brown is accused of killing his 51-year-old son, also named William Brown, earlier this month at their home in Post.
A probable cause affidavit states the elder Brown called 911 to report he’d shot his son after he had “come after him.”
Investigators found the younger Brown dead in bed. He had been shot once in the left armpit area.
The elder Brown said he planned to buy a bus ticket to Minnesota for his son, but the younger man didn’t like the idea. He struck his father and the handgun the elder Brown had in his pocket went off.
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Information from: The Bulletin, https://www.bendbulletin.com
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