Charges Filed in St. Joseph Shooting Death
12/11/2015

Scott Lee Hollandsworth

(KNZA)--A St. Joseph man has been charged in the shooting death of another St. Joseph man.

KQ2TV reports Buchanan County prosecutors Thursday charged 36-year-old Scott Hollandsworth with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the death of 33-year-old Shawn Martin.

Martin’s body was discovered when police were called to a residence Monday night in the 15-hundred block of Felix Street.

According to a probable cause statement, Hollandsworth allegedly hit Martin in the head with an object during a fight at the home. He then allegedly fired at least one shot, killing Martin.

Hollandsworth turned himself into the Riverside Police Department Wednesday.

He is scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday.


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