A dispute over stolen chickens is behind a slaying in the Dogtown community, DeKalb County, Ala., authorities said.
A 911 call led deputies to a home on Count Road 188 on Monday evening, according to a news release. They found the body of Rickey R. McCallie in the back yard. An autopsy showed that he was shot several times, probably on Saturday night, Sheriff Jimmy Harris said in the release.
The investigation, which included drug and alcohol agents and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, lead to Thomas Wayne McMinn, 62, who lives on County Road 786 in Cherokee County, the release stated.
It said McMinn and McCallie had an “ongoing dispute” over the theft of some chickens.
McMinn has been charged with murder and is being held without bond.