Boy, 4: "Someone shot my mommy"

(Dayton, Ohio) On Friday, a couple from Maryland found a 4-year-old boy wandering alone at an Interstate-70 rest stop without shoes or a winter coat. When asked what happened to him, the little boy told Michael and Judith McConnell that "a bad man came into my house without knocking and shot my mommy." The police were called immediately.

The boy, William Nelson, was unharmed when he was left at the rest stop by the intruder. Fortunately, he had memorized emergency contact information allowing authorities to respond quickly to the home of Jenny Nelson, 29, finding her dead from a gunshot wound.

When the unknown killer left the house, in addition to the boy, he also took two computers and Jenny Nelson's mother's car, a black Oldsmobile Alero. About 5PM yesterday, the stolen car was found in Columbus. It is being processed for evidence and fingerprints by the Bureau of Criminal Investigations in Columbus.

Montgomery County Sheriff plans a press conference for 10AM today.


[Update 3PM]

(Columbus, Ohio) Twenty-two-year-old Charlie W. Myers has been arrested for the killing of Jenny Nelson. Myers was booked into the Franklin County Jail, awaiting extradition to Montgomery County. According to Sheriff Phil Plummer, Myers confessed to his involvement in the Nelson slaying.

Investigators believe Myers drove to Nelson's home on Redder Avenue on Friday in a Honda that Nelson and her husband reported stolen Dec. 17 in Columbus while they attended a concert.

Once at the Redder Avenue home, Myers kicked open the front door and restrained Jenny Nelson, 29.

Nelson, however, broke free, grabbed a knife and stabbed Myers in the back. During the ensuing struggle, Myers grabbed a shotgun he brought with him from Columbus and shot Nelson, killing her about 7 p.m. Friday.

Myers faces a charge of aggravated murder.