Son charged with father’s murder in Limestone County: Sheriff
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
A Limestone County man was charged Thursday with his father’s murder after authorities said they found what they believed to be the weapon used in the Monday killing.
Daniel James Thornton, 29, is being held on $100,000 bond in the Limestone County Detention Center, according to jail records.
Thornton was charged with the murder of his father, 51-year-old David Thornton, who was shot dead early Monday morning in a home in the 22000 block of New Garden Road in Piney Chapel, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said.
On Thursday, sheriff’s office investigators found a .357-caliber handgun and a burn pile at the home that included three spent shells. The handgun was sent to forensics to compare it with bullets recovered from the murder scene.
Limestone County Sheriff s Office: Gun son used to murder father may have been found
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