Capital Murder Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Killing Wife, Mother-in-Law
By: KNWA
Updated: February 12, 2013
Formal capital murder charges have been filed against the Greenland man
accused in the triple shooting of his family in January.
Washington County Prosecutor John Threet filed the charges Tuesday afternoon against 27-year-old Mandrake Patterson.
Patterson will appear in court on Wednesday to face two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder.
Police say Patterson shot and killed his wife, Hope Patterson, and his mother-in-law, Betty Desalvo, last January.
Officers say he also shot and injured Denise Fulfer, Desalvo's sister.
Patterson is in the Washington County Jail on no bond.
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Washington County Prosecutor John Threet filed the charges Tuesday afternoon against 27-year-old Mandrake Patterson.
Patterson will appear in court on Wednesday to face two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder.
Police say Patterson shot and killed his wife, Hope Patterson, and his mother-in-law, Betty Desalvo, last January.
Officers say he also shot and injured Denise Fulfer, Desalvo's sister.
Patterson is in the Washington County Jail on no bond.
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