MARION COUNTY, Ark — Update: Arkansas State Police have taken a 15-year-old into custody in connection with the death of Daniel W. Stine. He will be detained until a decision is made on whether to criminally charge him as an adult, or as a juvenile.
The Marion County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of someone breaking into a home southeast of Yellville on Monday night just after 11:00 p.m.
According to reports, when deputies entered the home, they found 80-year-old Daniel W. Stine dead of what police say is an apparent gun shot wound.
Special agents of the Arkansas State Police have now been requested to further investigate this homicide.
The exact cause and manner of death have not yet been confirmed but reports do say that a family member was reportedly inside the home when the incident happened and has been questioned.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will update with more information as soon as it becomes available.