A Missouri man used the light from a headlamp he was wearing to see and methodically shoot and kill a pregnant woman and two other people in a mobile home, authorities alleged Tuesday in charging him with four counts of first-degree murder.
Brian D. Williams waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to the slayings that happened last Friday near Ozark in southwestern Missouri. Williams, who was ordered jailed without bond, is charged in the shooting deaths of 27-year-old James Marsh; Marsh’s 26-year-old girlfriend, Casey Maples; and 40-year-old Christina Winden.
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In addition to facing four counts each of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, Williams also is charged with tampering with a motor vehicle and theft of a semi-automatic handgun. Authorities say the gun was from the stolen pickup.
He was charged the day after the slayings with possession of meth-making chemicals and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. He also has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
