Thursday, November 13, 2008
Bond Reduced In Hunting Death Case
Bond has been reduced from $500,000 to $100,000 for Steven Crum, 32, and now a grand jury will decide if he should be charged with murder.
Crum admits he shot Harrison Butcher, 42, of Kermit, West Virginia, but says it was a hunting accident, not a murder. He says the sun was in his eyes when he shot toward an area where he thought there were turkeys. Being a felon, he says he panicked and left quickly when he heard what sounded like a human gasping and asking for help.
His wife implied Butcher accidentally shot himself when she called 911, but the bullets did not come from Butcher's gun.
Crum admits he shot Harrison Butcher, 42, of Kermit, West Virginia, but says it was a hunting accident, not a murder. He says the sun was in his eyes when he shot toward an area where he thought there were turkeys. Being a felon, he says he panicked and left quickly when he heard what sounded like a human gasping and asking for help.
His wife implied Butcher accidentally shot himself when she called 911, but the bullets did not come from Butcher's gun.
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