MS Man Facing Murder Charges
A Lamar County man is held without bond following a Wednesday night shooting that left his father dead and his brother wounded. 38-year-old James Vernon Steeleman is held at the Lamar County Jail on a murder charge and an aggravated domestic violence charge. Sheriff Danny Rigel says a neighbor called to report gunshots from inside a residence a few minutes before ten p.m. Wednesday. When deputies arrived, Rigel says they found 65-year-old Lellis Steeleman, the suspect’s father, dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Rigel said the suspect’s brother, 25-year-old Thomas Steeleman, was transported to a local medical facility for treatment of a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He says investigators are still trying to determine motive for the shooting.
