HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) - An eastern Missouri woman who reported that her boyfriend was shot accidentally has been charged in his death.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Crystal Lee Denson, of House Springs, was charged Monday with second-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Robert Williams. Her attorney, Michele Whitehead, said she can’t comment. Denson is jailed on $500,000 bond.
Williams was found shot around 3 a.m. Sunday and taken to a hospital where he died. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak says Denson called police to report an accidental shooting but fled by the time police arrived.
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House Springs is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of St. Louis.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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