Father Accused of Shooting Son

MASHULAVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County man is behind bars for allegedly shooting his son.

Booker T. Smith, 60, is being charged with Aggravated Assault.

Booker T. Smith

Deputies were called to 9635 Butler Road in Mashulaville around 11:30 this morning.

They found Smith’s son, Antonio Metheny, suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower part of the body.

According to Noxubee Co. Sheriff Terry M. Grassaree, it started as a dispute between the father and his mentally challenged son.

“They got into it, it was a verbal altercation first. The son supposedly grabbed the weapon and then the dad grabbed the weapon but the dad had a gun, to my knowledge, the son had a knife,” said Sheriff Grassaree.

Metheny, who is in his mid 30’s, is being treated for his injuries but remains in stable condition.