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A White Plains woman was arrested Wednesday charged with
manslaughter after her boyfriend died from a gunshot wound.
Sheriff Larry Amerson said 34-year-old Amelia Ruth Preston
and 49-year-old Jerry Shaw got in an argument early Wednesday morning at their
home in White Plains. Deputies responded
to a 4:00 a.m. call about a shooting, and found Shaw dead in the front yard of
the home on Red Road 55.
Amerson said The investigation showed that the victim and
his girlfriend had been in some sort of dispute and struggle involving the
firearm when it discharged one time striking him in the chest.
The sheriff said they were Apparently trying to get him
outside to a vehicle to go to a hospital when he succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and the sheriff said
preliminary research did not show any previous emergency calls involving
Preston or Shaw. He said this appears to
be the first time deputies responded to the home.
Amerson said It was clear that the circumstances could
easily be described as reckless in causing the loss of life.
Preston remained in the Calhoun County jail Wednesday
evening. Bond is set at $20,000.
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