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Woman Accused Of Killing Boyfriend In Fight Over Deer Meat


CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- A southwest Missouri woman is accused of killing her sometime boyfriend in what authorities believe started with an argument about frozen deer meat.

Adella Fae Patton, 44, of rural Exeter was charged Monday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She was jailed in Barry County on $250,000 bond.

Kevin Madison, 45, was found Sunday afternoon outside Patton's home with a gunshot wound in the forehead.

Sheriff Mick Epperly says Patton had called Madison to her home to get deer meat out of her freezer. Authorities believe the two began arguing in the driveway and that Madison hit the woman. Epperly says Patton got a revolver from her home and fired a warning shot before Madison was shot in the head.

The sheriff says the two formerly lived together and that Madison had been charged in the past with domestic assault.

(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

If she was that good of a shot, she could have just whacked a few more does this week.

Actually dave, I think the article says that she wanted him to remove the deer meat from her freezer... not add more.

If she was that good of a shot, he should have listened to her.

That right there is x-zactly why I ain't got no inclination to teach my wife how to shoot a gun!

The law does state that if a woman does not want your meat in her box you cannot force the issue. She will probably get off on self defense.

I have a personal policy of never putting my meat where it is not wanted. I also agree with hobie about teaching women how to shoot. Sorry LA.

Apparently, although LA knows how to use a gun, no one has taught her how to shoot.

That story right there shows how inbred people in SW Missouri are.

I'm from SWMO... and I ain't inbred dammit!!

Rafe~ I must admit... I'm a better kitchen bi+ch than shot, but one can't be perfect at everything. At least, I didn't shoot you, YET!

hobie, you're just bald.

LA is a pretty decent shot with a rifle. With a shotgun she needs to get the gun up faster and take her time getting the bead. She's still a beginner.