Crime In The News

ruffryder · 09-26-2011, 07:29 PM

a 96 yr. old... wow!

First Coast News
Sep 26,2011 at 11:41 AM EST
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The 96-year-old woman arrested for killing her nephew will remain in jail with no bond.

The shooting happened Sunday night at a home on John Street, though it was initially reported as a heart attack.

Police found 53-year-old John W. Rice on the floor of a bedroom with evidence of a shooting.

According to Officer Mark Samson with the St. Augustine Police Department, investigators determined Rice's aunt, 96-year-old Amanda Rice Stevenson, had shot him once with a .357 magnum. She was in another bedroom when police were in the home.

Neighbors like Debra Dillinger are calling this a tragedy.

"It's really sad because he's a nice man," said neighbor Debra Dillinger. "He's helped us and we've helped him over the years."

Several people who live nearby said the family was working to put Stevenson into a nursing home because she had become combative and angry.

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ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	96 year old murders nephew. a 96 yr. old... wow! First Coast News Sep 26,2011 at 11:41 AM EST ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The 96-year-old woman arrested for killing her nephew will remain in jail with no bond. The shooting happened Sunday night at a home on John Street, though it was initially reported as a heart attack. Police found 53-year-old John W. Rice on the floor of a bedroom with evidence of a shooting. According to Officer Mark Samson with the St. Augustine Police Department, investigators determined Rice's aunt, 96-year-old Amanda Rice Stevenson, had shot him once with a .357 magnum. She was in another bedroom when police were in the home. Neighbors like Debra Dillinger are calling this a tragedy. "It's really sad because he's a nice man," said neighbor Debra Dillinger. "He's helped us and we've helped him over the years." Several people who live nearby said the family was working to put Stevenson into a nursing home because she had become combative and angry.

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