Gilmer Man Charged with Capital Murder in Stadium Shooting
Posted/updated on: October 13, 2013 at 6:03 am
UPSHUR COUNTY — A capital murder charge is filed Thursday against a Gilmer man previously held on a charge of murder. Jonathan Ray Shepherd, 32, was in an Upshur County Courtroom for a bond reduction hearing, according to the Longview News-Journal.
Shepherd’s accused of fatally shooting Cheyenne Green, 29, Sept. 26 in the parking lot at Gilmer High School’s Buckeye Stadium during half-time at a sub-varsity football game. The Upshur County D-A said Shepherd’s charge was enhanced after evidence showed he was attempting to kidnap Green when she was killed. Bond remained at $1 million.
