A brand new dad is accused of gunning down his girlfriend in entrance of their 3-month-old child — as a result of he was indignant she’d stolen from his coin jar to purchase booze, in accordance with police.
Alan Michael Mellow, 33, allegedly shot Hannah Lee Blizard, 30, within the head “a few occasions” throughout a struggle in his automotive Saturday as their new child was within the backseat outdoors their residence in Monett, Missouri, in accordance with police.
The brand new dad then introduced the infant inside their residence — leaving his associate “bloody and showing lifeless” subsequent to the car, in accordance with a possible trigger affidavit obtained by Individuals journal.
When police arrived, Mellow gave himself up after a quick standoff with officers, cops stated.
He then blamed the capturing on a struggle over cash he believed the brand new mother stole to purchase alcohol.
“He informed us [the woman] had a extreme alcohol habit that he was making an attempt to assist her with,” police stated within the affidavit.
They “had been arguing about her alcohol use and the actual fact she had stolen cash from his coin assortment, which he believed she used to buy alcohol.”
Throughout their struggle, the mother informed Mellow that she’d referred to as her mom and deliberate to go away with their baby, the accused killer informed investigators.
She then took the infant and received into their Nissan, threatening to go away.
When she received contained in the automotive, Mellow grabbed his handgun and shot her within the head “a few occasions,” he admitted to cops, in accordance with the affidavit.
She was declared lifeless on the scene.
The kid, who was not bodily injured, was additionally taken to a neighborhood hospital for a medical analysis, cops stated.
Mellow is charged with one depend of first-degree homicide, two counts of armed felony motion, and one depend of first-degree baby endangerment.
He’s being held within the Barry County Jail with out bond.
