Son of slain Alabama preacher arrested in Texas two months after killing
He has been charged with murder and attempted murder
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Shannon Xavier Pearson was arrested in Texas and has been charged in the connection with the death of his father, Alabama Rev. Tim Pearson, according to the Choctaw County Sheriff s Office. (Choctaw County Sheriff s Office)
BUTLER, Ala. – 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.
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.
Son of slain Alabama preacher arrested in Texas in death of father, wounding of mother
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
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The son of a beloved Alabama preacher has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his father and the wounding of his mother earlier this year.
Shannon Xavier Pearson, 25, is charged with murder and conspiracy to murder, according to Choctaw County Sheriff Scott Lolley. Shannon Pearson was taken into custody Monday by U.S. Marshals in Plano, Texas.
Sheriff’s deputies received a call at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, of a shooting at the family’s home in Melvin, Alabama. When they arrived, they found the Rev. Tim Pearson, 57, dead, and his wife, 55-year-old Melony Pearson, in serious condition.