Angela Mason, 47, was charged May 10 in Buchanan County with a class-C felony of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her husband, 50-year-old Jeffery Mason March 3.
According to court documents the couple had a fight. Investigators say the suspect said “…the weapon discharged and struck the victim.”
When police arrived, they found the victim and the defendant in the couple’s bedroom and a handgun on the dresser, according to a court affidavit. The victim suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.
On Thursday, Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart continued the preliminary hearing until June 22 at 3pm. Mason is free after posting $25,000 surety bond.