Two indicted for murder of elderly man

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A Coweta County Grand Jury indicted two people for allegedly murdering an elderly man in a home in the 100 block of Brandy Lane.

Jonathan Lee Barber and Tiffany Dawn Fountain were each charged with one count of felony murder, one count of neglect to an elderly person and one count of exploitation to an elderly person, according to the indictment.

The pair reportedly deprived Rollis Nobel Bowman, 76, “... of care and sustenance that jeopardized his health between April and May of 2017,” the document read.

The indictment said Barber and Fountain also improperly used Noble’s financial resources between September of 2016 and May of 2017.

Barber and Fountain will be arraigned in Coweta County Superior Court on Feb. 26.

According to the Clerk of Courts office, Barber and three other people were also indicted in 2013 on an aggravated assault charge for allegedly attempting to rob someone at gunpoint.

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Atlanta lawyer hit with murder charge in wife's 'accidental' shooting death

Claud “Tex” McIver

A prominent Atlanta attorney who says he accidentally shot and killed his wife last year has been indicted on murder and witness tampering charges.

Claud “Tex” McIver was charged initially with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife Diane McIver last September. The murder indictment was unsealed on Thursday.

McIver told police that while sleeping in the backseat of an SUV, a gun he was holding discharged and the bullet went through the seat and struck his wife, Fox 5 Atlanta reports.

Family friend Dani Jo Carter was driving the SUV at the time.

Prosecutors believe McIver may have killed his wealthy wife for her money, the station reported.

“There’s no financial motive. There’s no jealousy. There’s absolutely no motive,” said defense lawyer Stephen Maples, according to the station.

McIver was jailed on Wednesday when authorities found a gun in his home and revoked his bail.

The indictment accuses McIver of instructing Carter to tell police she wasn’t a witness to the shooting, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

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