Victim and accused in Clinton County homicide were friends, state police say
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
That was among the information made public Monday about the incident in the 300 block of Brewery Hill Road in Woodward Twp., across the Susquehanna River from Lock Haven.
The shooting occurred during what state police say was a gathering at the home of the accused, Brian St. John III, 19.
He is charged with killing Jakob Lee Haines, 21, of Beech Creek, with a revolver he took from a kitchen drawer. The motive has not been disclosed.
An autopsy determined Haines died from a single close range gunshot wound to the chest, Coroner Zach Hanna said.
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21-year-old Jakob Lee Haines of Beech Creek was killed Friday night. Brian St. John III was arrested and charged with homicide in relation to his death.
WOODWARD TOWNSHIP – Pennsylvania State Police have arrested Brian St. John, III, of Woodward Township, on charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another Person.
State Police responded to a reported shooting at 330 Brewery Hollow Road at approximately 8:30 Friday evening. The victim, identified by state police as 21-year-old Jakob Lee Haines of Beech Creek, was located at the residence having suffered a single fatal gunshot wound.
St. John, 19, was arraigned Saturday morning by Magisterial District Judge Frank Mills, who ordered that the Defendant be denied bail pending preliminary hearing. The Defendant has been committed to the Clinton County Correctional Facility while he awaits his first court appearance which is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, March 2,