LEBANON, Mo. (AP) – A central Missouri man has been found guilty in the
shooting death of his roommate.
A Laclede County jury on Thursday found Travis Clark guilty of first-degree
involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the June 2016 death of
18-year-old Robert Ashbaugh, of Tipton.
According to the probable cause statement, police found Ashbaugh suffering
from a single gunshot wound to the chest at home he shared with Clark. Witnesses
at the home said Clark fatally shot Ashbaugh with a rifle.
KRCG reports Clark told police he was trying to scare Ashbaugh by pointing the
rifle at him and the weapon went off, killing him.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 1st.
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