Man charged with first-degree murder in father's slaying

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     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his father in November.
     Court records show James Daniel Sparkman is charged in the Nov. 14 death of 53-year-old James Danthon Sparkman in southwest Little Rock.
     The son has pleaded not guilty to the charge and previously said the shooting was in self-defense.
     Police initially interviewed and released James Daniel Sparkman following the fatal shooting, however charges were filed Friday and Sparkman surrendered to police.

   

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