Shannon David Smith, of Dawson, Ala., in DeKalb County, is accused of murder in the Oct. 9 shooting death of Allan Lamar Henderson, 51, also of Dawson.A slain DeKalb County, Ala., man and his nephew charged with shooting him previously were arrested on domestic-violence charges, records show.
Shannon Smith, 36, was arrested and charged with murder Sunday after his 51-year-old uncle, Allan Lamar Henderson, was found dead outside Smith’s trailer Saturday night.
Smith and Henderson were arrested earlier this year on charges of third-degree domestic violence, but it wasn’t clear if the charges involved actions against each other, said DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Stanna Guice.
Just a week before his death, Henderson, of Dawson, Ala., was released from jail after being charged with domestic violence, Guice said.
Smith also was arrested in March on a third-degree domestic violence charge and was ordered to serve seven days in the local jail in June when he violated a court order, Guice said.