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Updated: 10:33 AM Feb 23, 2010
NEW INFO: Woman Shot to Death, Man Faces Addi tonal Charges
Investigators say Matthew Culbertson was drunk when he shot and killed Jerri Vernon.
Posted: 5:55 PM Feb 21, 2010Reporter: Carrie Jones Email Address: carrie.jones@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE: Tuesday 2/23
ATHENS, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A grand jury in Athens County, Ohio has indicted Matthew Culbertson on murder and other charges following a shooting on Saturday.
Investigators say Culbertson, 26, of Athens was drunk when he shot and killed 22-year old Jerri Vernon of Straitsville at a house in New Marshfield.
Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly says Culbertson and others had been drinking alcohol and practice-shooting on Saturday. “When they came back in to the residence the Culbertson boy pointed the weapon at the victim and she asked if that weapon was loaded and he remarked and he pulled the trigger,” said Kelly.
“If the firearm had gone off incidentally that would be a different story. The allegation here is that the firearm didn't go off accidentally,” said Kelly.
Culbertson is charged with murder, reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault and handling weapons while intoxicated.
He is expected to be arraigned later this week.
ORIGINAL STORY
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A woman is dead and a man behind bars after a shooting Saturday afternoon.
The Athens County Sheriff's Office responded to Biddyville Road in New Marshfield when a shooting was reported at 3:21 p.m.
They found 22-year-old Jerri Vernon had been shot in the abdomen. She's from New Straitville.
Vernon was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, where she later died.
Mathew Culbertson, 26, has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter.
The case is still under investigation and additional charges are pending.
Latest Comments
How come over the past week there has been two deaths involving man shooting his wife or girlfriend, what is this world coming to when we shoot each other over dumb crap, let it be mental, drugs, or anything else it's just plain crazy.
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