FALLON, Nev. (AP) — A 48-year-old northern Nevada man accused of fatally shooting a fellow member of his congregation during Sunday services at a Mormon church has been indicted on murder, battery and assault charges.
John O’Connor made his initial appearance Wednesday in justice court in rural Fallon. He was appointed a public defender but didn’t enter a plea.
The Lahontan Valley News reports O’Connor asked for a pair of reading glasses to review the court documents but showed no emotion when Judge Michael Richards read the three-page indictment.
He’s charged with first-degree murder in Sunday’s killing of 61-year-old Charles E. “Bert” Miller, a longtime volunteer firefighter.
He’s also accused of battery with a deadly weapon in the shooting of Miller’s 64-year-old brother and faces a third count of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly pointing the gun at a third man.
