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Alleged wedding shooter arrested again in Northwest Arkansas

JOHNSON, Ark.—A man accused of shooting four people at a wedding in rural Pope County, including the bride and groom, has been arrested by police after a domestic disturbance, authorities said Saturday.

Patrick Paul Duvall, 29, of Russellville faces a public intoxication charge after officers arrested him Saturday morning. Johnson police told Rogers television station KHOG that officers found Duvall passed out inside of a car and that he could hardly stand.

Officers tried to reach someone inside the house Duvall was outside of, but found no one.

Duvall posted a $175 bond and was later released from the Washington County jail.

In May, police say Duvall got into an altercation with some of the 50 people attending a wedding along Piney Creek, known in the community as a good place to picnic or swim on a hot day.

Duvall apparently opened fire with a 9 mm pistol without knowing the bride or groom, both of whom suffered gunshot wounds during the attack.

Family members of the wedding party blamed the shooting on a dispute over the dogs they had along the creek for the ceremony. Pope County sheriff’s investigator Stephen Pack later testified that Duvall told him the fight started after his fiancee told him she saw a couple engaged in a “lewd act” at the creek.

Pack said Duvall feared for his life and admitted to shooting at those in the wedding party. Jim Robb, a lawyer representing Duvall, has said his client is an Iraq war veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Duvall faces four counts of first-degree felony battery in the shooting. His bond had been set at $500,000, but a circuit judge later reduced it to $25,000.

It was unclear if Duvall’s arrest Saturday would affect his bond in Pope County. Prosecutors did not immediately return a message for comment Sunday.



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