A year and a half after an incident on Feb 24, 2024, left a Falls City man dead, another Falls City resident has finally been charged in his shooting death.
Shane Andrew Curry, 30, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for allegedly shooting and killing Alex Maxfield. Sheriff Mark Garton confirmed Curry was charged “by secret indictment.”
The warrant, issued by Polk County Judge Park on Aug. 27, led to Curry’s arrest in Dallas without incident. Curry was lodged in the Polk County Jail with bail set by the court at $50,000. Bail was posted and he was released later the same day.
Curry appeared in court on Aug. 28. After this hearing, the judge allowed Curry to remain out on bail under a release agreement with specified conditions. His next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 17.
According to his family during a protest in front of the County Courthouse May 27, 2024. Maxfield was attending a party in Falls City and by the end of the evening, he died of a gunshot wound to the belly.
“There were witnesses, there is a potential suspect, there’s no arrest. We don’t know why,” his cousin Brittany Damewood said at the time.
Garton also said at the time the incident was initially investigated as a suicide, then was changed over to a suspicious death.
Following the conclusion of the investigation, a grand jury indicted Curry on the charges mentioned above.
Originally published on polkio.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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