HELMSBURG, Ind. – Two teenage brothers have been arrested in the shooting death of an 84-year-old man and the wounding of his 77-year-old wife at their rural Brown County home.
Charges against 17-year-old Bennie Reed of rural Brown County include murder, attempted murder and conspiracy. He was held without bond in the Brown County Jail after an initial hearing in Brown Circuit Court on Friday and had not yet spoken to a court-appointed lawyer.
The other teen, who is 13 and has not been publicly identified by officials, faces charges in juvenile court.
According to court documents, the teens forced their way into the home of Richard and Mary Voland on Nov. 15.
Richard Voland was fatally shot. Mary Voland also was shot, and her throat was cut. She has recovered from her wounds.
Teen brothers arrested in Brown County murder
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