Then the story gets strange.
A Shelby County, Texas, homeowner is free on personal-recognizance bond after fatally shooting a man he found vandalizing his car. The shooting happened early Sunday afternoon outside a house on Highway 96 North near Center. Sheriff's officials said Buster Wayne Ford, 71, shot 50-year-old Reginald Paul Fountain of Shelby County. Fountain, described by a relative as mentally unstable, was kicking the car when Ford shot him, authorities said.
Fountain had been arrested in the past for chewing on his dog.
Shelby County Sheriff Newton Johnson said Ford was arrested without incident after a 911 call was made to the Sheriff's Department about 12:15 p.m. Sunday He was booked into the county jail on a murder charge and later released on a personal-recognizance bond. The case will be presented to a grand jury later this month. Its members will decide whether to file charges or rule the shooting justified. Charges could range from assault to murder. |