The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said one man has died after a shooting involving one of its troopers. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday morning in Choctaw County. According to OHP, the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office was called to a disturbance at Tommy’s Bar in Fort Towson, Oklahoma. A Choctaw County deputy and a trooper responded […]
Son of slain Alabama preacher arrested in Texas
March 9, 2021
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BUTLER, Ala. (AP) The son of a slain Alabama preacher has been arrested on a murder charge in the killing of his father and the attempted slaying of his mother, authorities said.
Shannon Xavier Pearson, 25, was arrested Monday by federal marshals in Plano, Texas, the Choctaw County Sheriff s Office said in a news release posted on social media. He was being held on a cash bond of $1 million in the shooting death of his father, the Rev. Tim Pearson.
Pearson also is charged with trying to kill his mother, Melony Pearson, who was seriously injured, the statement said.