A Benton man was involved in a shooting altercation on Monday night that left him behind bars.
According to the Murray Police Department, 20-year-old Patrick Martin of Benton was charged with three counts of attempted murder, and 19-year-old Isiah Gorham of Murray was charged with three counts of facilitation to murder after the incident.
Police said Martin and Gorham allegedly followed the victim’s vehicle at around 11:30 pm to an area near North 12th and Northwood Drive. According to police, Martin fired at the victim’s vehicle, but none of the three occupants were injured.
The victims left the scene and drove towards the Murray Police Department while still being followed. Murray police officers were able to stop Martin and Gorham and questioned them about the confrontation. After questioning, both suspects were arrested and booked into the Calloway County Jail.
Additionally, a Marshall County grand jury has handed down a seven-count indictment on a Benton man that is accused of causing the death of another woman in December as part of a head-on crash.
William H. Wheeler, Jr., 57, of Benton has been charged with second degree manslaughter in the death of Margaret Poe, 80, of Benton.
Wheeler’s vehicle crossed the center line of U.S. 641 in Draffenville, near the Marshall County Memory Gardens, around 7:00 pm, Saturday, December 12, striking the vehicle driven by Poe’s husband head-on.
Wheeler was accused of reckless driving by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.