Sunday, January 29, 2012

Man Indicted On Voluntary Manslaughter

{Charleston, West Virginia}...Donald Raines, 36, of Charleston, is set to be in court Tuesday after being indicted on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Police say he fatally shot Jerry Baldwin following a heated argument outside Raines' home on Mary Street last November. Police say Raines and Baldwin were arguing over a girlfriend, when Baldwin threatened Raines. Baldwin's family says they're outraged that a man originally arrested and charged with murder has only been indicted on a manslaughter charge, and they want the justice they deserve in a case of murder versus self-defense. Prosecutor Mark Plants says evidence in the case is that the defendant was in fact in fear of serious bodily injury. The prosecutor's office says it did present the evidence to the Grand Jury and it decided there wasn't enough evidence to support the first degree murder charge.