On June 9, Joey Strickland, Barnes' nephew, went to Barnes' home after the two has been arguing several times that day on the phone regarding rent money. Barnes went to the ga- rage where his nephew was, after which Barnes' wife, Brenda Barnes, heard cursing, then gun fire. She was told by her husband that Strickland kept coming towards him, so he shot him.
Thursday an arraignment was held in Ozark. According to Joseph Self, defense attorney, after hearing testimony from Brenda Barnes and two character witnesses, Barnes' bond was lowered from $500,000 to $30,000 by Circuit Court Judge William Pearson. As of Thursday, Barnes was still in jail.
His trial is set to begin on December 16 at 9 a.m. at the Franklin County Courthouse in Charleston with Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons.
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