A Virginia man was given bond Tuesday, a day after he was charged with murder in Onslow County, North Carolina.
Onslow County deputies arrested 46-year-old James McAlee for the July 5th murder at Patriot Place Mobile Home Park in Hubert.
The Virginia father drove 345 miles from Alexandria to confront the North Carolina man about a relationship involving the daughter of the suspect, deputies said.
When first responders arrived, Jared Musgrove, 27, was on the ground suffering from two gunshot wounds, deputies said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
On Tuesday, a District Court judge gave McAlee a $500,000 bond. The victim’s mother, who also lives in Virginia, feels McAlee should not have been given any bond in her son’s murder case.
The investigation revealed that the 46-year-old McAlee drove from Alexandria, Virginia to confront Musgrove about a relationship the victim had with the man’s adult daughter.
Deputies said the two men had a fight. They were separated, but deputies say McAlee got a gun from his truck and then shot Musgrove.
After nearly three weeks of searching for him, McAlee was caught Monday by an Onslow County deputy and the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the news release said.
McAlee was charged with an open count of murder.
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