Steven Merkel Jr., 52, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree reckless homicide, WSAZ.com reported. The victim was identified as 9-year-old Michael Meagher. He died after being ...

According to WSAZ.com, officers at the scene swiftly arrested Steven Merkel Jr, 52, and charged with first-degree reckless homicide before booking him into the Walworth County jail. Sadly ...

"He was up here, it sounds like for the weekend," Miceli said. Police arrested Meagher's stepfather, 52-year-old Steven Merkel. Investigators are not saying exactly how this happened. But the ...

Police did not provide additional information about the shooting but said 52-year-old Steven Merkel Jr. was charged with first-degree reckless homicide. Merkel is the stepfather of Michael ...

The incident happened at a residence on Lincoln Drive in the town of Geneva. Steven Merkel faces up to 60 years in prison, with potential sentence enhancement for using a dangerous weapon.

But the boy died of his injuries. A man was taken into custody at the scene. The man, Steven D. Merkel, 52, of the Lincoln ...

A Walworth County man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of his young stepson. Michael Meagher, 8, died from a gunshot wound to his neck inside a Town of Geneva home on Jan. 20.