A 15-year-old has been taken into custody in connection with the death of a Marion County man.
According to a release from the Arkansas State Police, the male youth is being detained at Conway under laws applicable to an accused juvenile offender until a decision is made whether to criminally charge the youth as an adult or proceed with a juvenile adjudication process.
Sheriff’s deputies in Marion County discovered the body of 80-year-old Daniel W. Stine at his home southwest of Yellville Monday night around 11:30.
Deputies had responded to the residence at 2723 Arkansas Highway 235 after receiving a report of an intruder inside the home and gunshots.
The sheriff’s department contacted the Arkansas State Police requesting the department’s Criminal Investigation Division investigate Stine’s death.
The investigation is continuing.
(From KTLO)
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