KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man is charged with murder after allegedly killing a man during an argument over the suspect's treatment of a child at a lake party in Lathrop, Missouri.
The Clinton County Prosecutor's Office charged Ammon Josiah Preston, 33, with second degree murder, armed criminal action and third degree felony assault and second felony assault in an incident June 24 at the Beach of Spring Lake inside Lake Arrowhead.
Preston got into an argument with Randy Turner, 44, of Lathrop, Missouri, over Preston's treatment of a child at the party, according to a court document.
Preston shoved the victim and got a handgun.
The victim allegedly said, "What are you going to do, shoot me?," the court document states.
Preston allegedly hit the victim with the gun and the gun went off, sending a bullet into the victim's neck.
Turner died at the scene.
Preston is in the Clinton County Jail. His bond is set at $500,000, according to the Clinton County Sheriff's website.
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