Seligman man faces murder charge for wreck
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August 13, 2014
Charlea Mills
A Seligman man is facing 2nd degree murder charges following a wreck west of Washburn on Sunday, August 3.
Brian R. Sharp, 32, Seligman, is charged with 2nd degree murder, driving while revoked subsequent offense, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Sharp is currently being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
According to affidavits of probable cause, on the date of the crash, the Missouri State Highway Patrol was dispatched to an accident on Missouri 90 west of Washburn around 6:18 p.m. When a trooper arrived, a 1979 Chevrolet Corvette was crashed with the passenger, Kenneth A. Patterson, 52, Seligman, dead inside the car. The ground was littered with beer cans and the driver was missing. Patterson was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Charles McManus at 6:50 p.m.
After an investigation, officers determined the driver to be Sharp after speaking to family members and finding his cell phone still in the vehicle.
When a computer check was run on Sharp, he was found to be on a minimum ten-year drivers license privilege revoked and ten other convictions for driving while revoked and driving related charges.
If convicted, Sharp faces 10 years up to life in prison.
Charlea Mills
A Seligman man is facing 2nd degree murder charges following a wreck west of Washburn on Sunday, August 3.
Brian R. Sharp, 32, Seligman, is charged with 2nd degree murder, driving while revoked subsequent offense, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Sharp is currently being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
According to affidavits of probable cause, on the date of the crash, the Missouri State Highway Patrol was dispatched to an accident on Missouri 90 west of Washburn around 6:18 p.m. When a trooper arrived, a 1979 Chevrolet Corvette was crashed with the passenger, Kenneth A. Patterson, 52, Seligman, dead inside the car. The ground was littered with beer cans and the driver was missing. Patterson was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Charles McManus at 6:50 p.m.
After an investigation, officers determined the driver to be Sharp after speaking to family members and finding his cell phone still in the vehicle.
When a computer check was run on Sharp, he was found to be on a minimum ten-year drivers license privilege revoked and ten other convictions for driving while revoked and driving related charges.
If convicted, Sharp faces 10 years up to life in prison.
