Thursday, August 25, 2011

Marion, AR: Marion, Ark., woman charged with killing her husband released on $5,000 bond

A woman arrested and charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband in Marion, Ark., has been released on bond that was set at $5,000.

The killing marks the first homicide by gunfire in Marion since at least 1972, said Asst. Marion Police Chief Gerald Martin.

Authorities said Kristin Andrews, 30, called police about 9 p.m. Tuesday to inform them she shot her husband. When police arrived at the home on Morningside Drive, they found Stanley Andrews, 29, dead.

"Apparently there was some type of domestic disturbance, which escalated and as a result caused the death," Martin said.

Kristin Andrews is the daughter of George Blair, chief of the uniform patrol division of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Department.

Her $5,000 bond was set by West Memphis Judge William Rainey. She posted bond sometime Wednesday night and informed the court she’d be hiring her own lawyer. She is scheduled to appear before Marion Circuit Court on Aug. 30.

A representative of A-1 Bail Bond Co. in Marion, Ark. said he doesn’t know the average bond set for manslaughter and said it depends on the circumstances of the case and is up to the discretion of the judge.

Judge Rainey could not be reached for comment.

Martin said Wednesday that Marion's records list only four other homicides since the police department’s founding in 1972, but none was recent and none involved a shooting.

Marion, the county seat of Crittenden County, has a population of about 11,000 and is about 10 miles from Downtown Memphis.

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