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Tommy Spray, 65, of 16110 Hinds Lane, appeared before District Court Judge Ron Hunter in Harrisburg Monday for a probable cause hearing for allegedly shooting Seth Tucker, 30, of Nashville, Ark. to death on Saturday.
Poinsett County Chief Deputy Chris Holt said county dispatch received a 911 call around 11:30 p.m. Saturday about a shooting at 16110 Hinds Lane near the St. Francis River north of Trumann.
"Deputies responded and they found several people standing outside the residence and one man was dead," Holt said.
Tucker was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Butch Davis.
Investigators are still uncertain about the motive at this time, but Holt said it appears there had been some type of party going on.
Holt said deputies took several individuals into custody and questioned them, including Spray, who was cooperative and admitted he was responsible for the shooting.
"During questioning he confessed that he had shot Seth Tucker," Holt said. "He was very calm and cooperated."
Holt said Spray had a .22 semiautomatic pistol on his person which police believe was used in the shooting.
Tucker's body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock for a determination of an official cause of death.
"We just have a preliminary report," Holt said. "We're still waiting on the report from the M.E. (medical examiner)."
According to a posting on a local Internet forum by a person claiming to be the victim's mother, Pamela McKinnon, Tucker was shot while trying to break up a fight. McKinnon said Spray allegedly had been saying he was going to kill her son for several weeks.
"That's one of the stories," Holt said. "I'm not going to comment on that because the motive and cause is still under investigation. There are still so many people to interview and re-interview."
Holt said Spray and Tucker knew each other.
The shooting is the first homicide investigation this year in Poinsett County.
Spray is being held in the Poinsett County Detention Center on $10,000 bond and will be arraigned July 31 in Poinsett County Circuit Court.
Second degree murder occurs when a person knowingly causes the death of another person under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, or with the purpose of causing physical injury to another person that results in death.
If convicted, Spray could face six to 30 years in prison.
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Tommy married my Dad's sister. Tommy had a daugter who had a child with my dad. the child is now 18. 7 years ago Tommy found out, 32 yrs before my dad's death. He harbored this anger. Living out on the leavy talking of murder, saying if he knew he wud die tomor there are several he wud take out. My brother started dateing Tommy's granddaughter and they are expecting a child. THis fulled Tommy's rage even more. he made verbal threats to Seth and seized the opportunity to carry it out and had no remorse. My brother had given his heart to the Lord and was fired up about life, the women he loved, her daughter and their unborn child. Tommy must pay. A child will grow up never knowing his father. My mother and father lost there only child. Sarah lost her love and I lost my Bubba. In Heaven we shall be reunited. But i ask the news and police. Get the cell phone records, recordings of all calls made, look at how the Sprays story has changed and ask anyone to come forward that knew of the death threas Tommy Spray had been makeing. Here Sarah's story. let it be told and put this unremorsefull man in a whole
3yrs before my Dad's death, and my brother dateing Tommy's granddaughter fulled his anger. the very day of his death my brother retold Sarah that tommy had been makeing threats. Tommy's daughter came and got them for the bonfire ut she passed out and there ride left, leaving them there for the nite. Tommy knew when he pointed the gun at my brother and pulled the trigger he was aiming to kill, then sticks th gun to Sarah as she's leaning over my brother crying. i know he wanted him dead but i just wish the man wud honestly say why. bad blood doesnt' excuse the fact that his grandaughter was pregnant with Seth's child. if Tommy had any heart he wud of shot to wound.
murder is murder. you do time. plain and simple.Vengence is the Lords. Just keep my brothers name out your mouth unless you talking about the change God made in His life. We all know that is Sara's grandpaw that shot. That is why they were going to stay the night, because he loves her and his ride tood off without him.
now please, Seth had changed and was changing dailey. thank you Jesus. Seth has no worries, anger, pain, police, sadness in Heaven. Justice will be served. wether here or on Judgement day.
my brothers daughter is here on earth out of her womb, beautifull. mother says has his nose and lips. the eyes we will tell in time