A Madison County man is in custody after he allegedly shot his mother, father and uncle. Madison County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 5:30 a.m., Saturday, May 1, to a residence south of Huntsville off Arkansas Highway 23.
Inside the residence at 1641 Madison County Road 5675, deputies found Richard Simmons Jr., 67, still alive. Simmons’ brother, Mark Lee Simmons, 66, and Richard Simmons’ wife, Mary Marlene Simmons, 65, were both dead.
Samuel Oliver Simmons, 44, the son of Richard and Mary Simmons, was later apprehended near Huntsville by an Arkansas State Trooper of the department’s Highway Patrol Division, Troop L. Simmons lived at the same address with his parents and uncle.
Madison County authorities have asked the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to take the lead in the investigation.