A 16-year-old is being held without bond on a charge that he killed a man during an argument over an eviction.
Capt. Jeff Richards of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday the landlord’s 16-year-old son was arguing Saturday evening with Kenneth Stewart, the father of Christopher Stewart, the tenant about to be evicted.
Witnesses told deputies the argument between the teenager, whose name was not released, and Kenneth Stewart, 56, became increasingly volatile until the teenager went inside his house and returned with a shotgun. Witnesses said the teenager fired a “warning shot” into the air and then aimed directly for Kenneth Stewart’s chest, Richards said.
Earlier Saturday, deputies were sent to the property when Christopher Stewart, who was being evicted and was moving stuff out of his apartment, called to report things had been taken from his apartment.
Richards said the official eviction process had not started because all the paperwork was not ready.
A judge declined to set bond for the teenager in his first appearance in court on Monday.
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