Saturday, April 6, 2013

Dad: WVa sheriff slaying suspect has mental issues

This undated photo shows Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum. Crum was gunned down Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in the spot where he usually parked and ate lunch in Williamson, W.Va. (AP Photo/Williamson Daily News)

This undated photo shows Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum. Crum was gunned down Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in the spot where he usually parked and ate lunch in Williamson, W.Va. (AP Photo/Williamson Daily News)

This undated photo shows Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum. Crum was gunned down Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in the spot where he usually parked and ate lunch in Williamson, W.Va. (AP Photo/Williamson Daily News, Rachel Baldwin)

Law enforcement officers and emergency service personnel converge on the scene of the shooting in downtown Williamson, W.Va., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, where Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot and killed at point blank range. (AP Photo/Williamson Daily News, Kyle Lovern)

Law enforcement officers and emergency service personnel converge on the scene of the shooting in downtown Williamson, W.Va., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, where Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot and killed at point blank range. (AP Photo/Williamson Daily News, Kyle Lovern)

Mingo County Commissioners John Mark Hubbard and David Baisden speaks to a journalist as law enforcement officers and emergency service personnel converge on the scene of the shooting in downtown Williamson, W.Va., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, where Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot and killed at point blank range. (AP Photo/Williamson Daily News, Kyle Lovern)

(AP) ? The father of the man suspected of killing a West Virginia sheriff says his son has mental health problems and doesn't have a vendetta against police.

Melvin Maynard said Thursday that his 37-year-old son, Tennis Melvin Maynard, developed mental issues after he was exposed to chemicals on a job in Alabama.

The elder Maynard would not elaborate on what kind of mental health problems his son had. But he says he believes his son would have shot the first person he saw.

Tennis Maynard is accused of fatally shooting Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum on Wednesday in Williamson. A deputy shot Maynard in Delbarton after he crashed his car into a bridge during a chase.

State Police have charged Maynard with attempted murder for allegedly pulling a gun on the deputy.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2013-04-04-WVa%20Sheriff%20Shot/id-35a6205da96545c5ac0a244d37546f73

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