ASHDOWN, Ark. (AP) - Witnesses have testified in the capital murder trial of a man charged in the 1997 deaths of an Ashdown couple that the deceased were methamphetamine users.
Timothy Lamont Howard is on trial for the second time in the deaths of Brian and Shannon Day and for attempted murder of the couple’s 7-month-old son. Prosecutors have said Howard killed Shannon Day because she thought she was pregnant with Howard’s child and that he killed Brian Day for money.
His convictions were overturned in 2013 because of new evidence the defense didn’t have in his first trial. Prosecutors are no longer seeking the death penalty against Howard, who now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if he’s convicted of the charges.
Witnesses testified Monday that Brian Day sold and used meth while his wife, Shannon Day, likely had suffered from meth-induced paranoia and delusions, the Texarkana Gazette (https://bit.ly/1Qj4NWy ) reported.
The trial began last week at the Little River County courthouse. An urologist testified Friday that he treated Howard in 1991 and 1992 and said it is unlikely Howard could have fathered a child.
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Information from: Texarkana Gazette, https://www.texarkanagazette.com
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