Edgefield County man charged with father's murder

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Edgefield County man charged with father's murder

By NBCAugusta Producers

Story Published: Jul 23, 2008 at 10:53 AM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 23, 2008 at 11:41 AM EDT

An Edgefield County man has been charged with murder in the death of his father. Investigators say Phillip Merriweather shot and killed his father, Raymond, on June 22.

Phillip Merriweather was arrested the day of the shooting for unrelated assault charges.

He's been in the jail ever since.

Friday, Jul 25 at 1:04 PM Family wrote ...

That is horrifying.Why???????????

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