VAN BUREN, Ark. (AP) - A Crawford County man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his father says he shot in self-defense.
The Times Record reports (https://bit.ly/1rEHafw ) that 54-year-ol;d Eddie Hice pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder charge and a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the March 13 shooting death of 76-year-old Herschel Hice at the home he shared with his parents.
Eddie Hice said he shot his father after the father put a pistol to Hice’s head and threatened to shoot him during an argument.
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Information from: Southwest Times Record, https://www.swtimes.com/
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