| August 22,
2005 |
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| Shooting
Suspect Arrested in Ohio |
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The suspect in
a Saturday afternoon shooting of
an eastern Burke County woman has been arrested in St. Clairsville,
Ohio.
Belmont County, Ohio Sheriff's deputies arrested Curtis Elwood
Moore (left), 46, of 4650 Mount Hebron Church
Road, Connelly Springs, after receiving information from Burke County
investigators that Moore might be in their area. |
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| At 2:25 PM on Saturday afternoon, the Sheriff's
Office received a 911 call stating that Teresa Jones, 38, of 5411 Miller Mill
Road, Connelly Springs, had been shot by Moore, her ex-boyfriend. |
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| According to witnesses, Moore pulled into Jones'
driveway and fired a shotgun at her as she ran. Moore allegedly chased after
Jones and attempted to fire more shots, but was unsuccessful. |
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| Burke CID Lieutenant Charlie Morris said an
investigator interviewed Jones' daughter, who is an eighth-grade student. The
girl reportedly told the investigator that Moore had also stuck the shotgun to
the back of her (the daughter's) head and pulled the trigger, but the gun
did not fire. |
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| The suspect then fled the scene, witnesses
stated. |
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| Deputies and EMS personnel arrived and treated
Jones for a minor wound to the back of her head. She was transported to
Grace Hospital, where she was treated and released. |
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| On Saturday, Sheriff John T. McDevitt
characterized Moore as "a dangerous individual." |
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| "We had a standoff situation with Moore last
year," said McDevitt. "We were forced to shoot him with beanbag rounds to
subdue him." |
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| Sheriff's Office records show that Moore was
charged in 2004 with kidnapping and assault on a female. Deputies attempted to
arrest him on those charges, which led to the standoff. He was charged with
obstructing and delaying officers after his arrest. The charges were later
dismissed, an investigator said. |
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| Pending extradition from Ohio, Moore will be
charged with attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to
kill inflicting serious injury, according to Det. Gary Ollis. |
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| Assisting Burke (NC) and Belmont County (OH)
Sheriff's Offices in this case were the North Carolina State Highway Patrol,
the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the Saint Clairsville (OH) Police
Department. |
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