Posted on 01/06/2026 8:47:36 AM PST by Fury
A Morris man has been arrested and charged with murder for shooting and killing another man from Morris.
58-year-old David Hand shot and killed 71-year-old Lynn Barton on November 7, 2025. Barton’s family contacted the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, reporting they hadn’t seen him for more than two days.
Through the investigation deputies were led to an area behind County Route 49 where they found Barton dead at the scene. An autopsy revealed that Barton died from a gunshot wound to the head.
The investigation determined that Hand covered the body before fleeing the scene and attempted to plan the disposal of the body as well. Hand was arrested last night and is in custody at the Otsego County Jail.
News from BlueSky...
what state?
New York....
Thanks, thought it had the state in the news story.
But then he got bored, I guess. Some people have trouble focusing on a task.
I had to look also but I thought NY as Otsego rang a bell..I was born and raised in upstate NY - southern tier (Tioga Co.) as opposed to what those in the city call UPSTATE - which is UP the Hudson - as in “being sent up the river.” There are a lot of people in NYC who SHOULD be sent “UP THE RIVER”..starting with the governor but she’s already up there - just not where she belongs!
Are you just posting about local crimes or do your threads have some national interest?
He's Furiously trying to deflect from the tidal wave of black violence rolling across America.
It’s a BlueSky thing.
Good question - local at this point.
Deflecting from FBI statistics like these?
Convictions:
Violent Crime: 2.6 Black / 1.0 White
Murder: 6.4 Black / 1.0 White
Robbery: 7.1 Black / 1.0 White
Aggravated Assault: 2.1 Black / 1.0 White
Morris is the name of my town in Alabama, I couldn’t figure how I missed this news. We went from 2500 people to nearly 20,000, Stop Signs became de facto roadblocks.
I will always wonder in what state this took place.
Fascinating that there was no other murder news available in BlueSky... 😉😂😂😂
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