A date for the trial of a man accused of murder is now set.
Court records indicate that 56-year-old Michael Froman will stand trail on January 11 of next year for the murder of Cody Maples in the parking lot of Bee Creek Apartments in March.
According to a previous story from Ozarks Dynacom News, deputies from the Taney County Sheriff's Office responded to the incident on Stinger Drive at the Bee Creek Apartments north of Branson. A vehicle driven by Froman is alleged to to have passed another vehicle driven by and then blocked it from moving forward. Froman then got out and started shouting at the driver of the other vehicle, identified as Maples. As soon as he exited the vehicle, Froman is accused of shooting Maples three times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Froman had been taken to Cox South Hospital for a gunshot wound to the hand and talked briefly with deputies later before deciding not to say anymore until he could contact an attorney. Two witness statements, including one from the victims girlfriend, seem to back-up that Froman instigated the incident.
Froman remains in the the Taney County Jail on charges of Second-Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action.
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