Fort Worth Man Who Mistook Man For Deer Charged

HENDERSON (AP) - A Fort Worth man who reported to investigators he accidentally shot and killed a deer hunter has been charged in the death.

The Rusk County Sheriff's Office says 54-year-old Rodney Connally turned himself in Wednesday.

Connally was named in a January 13 warrant for criminal negligent homicide.

The case involves the Jan. 1 death of 41-year-old Louis Conner Jr. of Overton.

Connally was arraigned Wednesday, with bond set at $50,000. He previously was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

Connally notified officers of the shooting, saying he mistook Conner for a deer.

Sgt. Viki Penny says there's no indication that the men knew each other. She had no information Wednesday on an attorney for Connally.

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