Man Wanted for Son’s Murder Arrested

WOOD COUNTY — A man wanted for the murder of his son was recently arrested in Lubbock County, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. KETK reports, George Wayne Saunders, 62, of Mineola, was indicted in Wood County for murder on May 31. Saunders was first arrested for manslaughter back in 2011 after his son, Loren, died from a gunshot wound to the chest at the Chaney Point RV Park in Alba. At the time of his death, Saunders told investigators he walked in on his 16-year-old son twirling a revolver when the gun fired. The shooting was initially ruled accidental. In May 2011, the Medical Examiner’s Office labeled the death suspicious. An arraignment hearing set for August 4.