Man killed by bounty hunter was outlaw country music star Randy Howard

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said in an email the agency is looking into Tuesday night's shooting of 65-year-old Randy Howard, picture with Hank Williams III. Howard's LinkedIn site says he has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams III. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said in an email the agency is looking into Tuesday night's shooting of 65-year-old Randy Howard, picture with Hank Williams III. Howard's LinkedIn site says he has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams III.

By Staff and wire reports June 13, 2015 3 min read

He said he wasnt going back to jail. Thats what he told me.

Staff Photo by Kathleen Cole Jackie Shell, former Chief investigator for the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. – A bounty hunter trying to detain a country music singer wanted on a DUI charge shot and killed the man in a gunfight at the singer’s home, authorities said Thursday.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was looking into the circumstances of Tuesday night’s shooting of 65-year-old Randy Howard, agency spokesman Josh DeVine said in an email.

Howard was a member of country music’s “Outlaw” movement, which rejected Nashville’s polished music in favor of a rougher sound. Howard shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. and wrote songs for Hank Williams III, according to Howard’s LinkedIn site.

Marion County Sheriff Ronnie “Bo” Burnett confirmed the man who shot it out with a bounty hunter Tuesday night in Lynchburg, Tenn., was wanted on a Marion County warrant.