Shooting in Garland County Saturday afternoon

Clarence Lewis

James Southard

At approximately 1:45 p.m., January 19, the Garland County Sheriff's Department received a call of a shooting at 265 Bryant Road in Garland County.

Reportedly, the suspect, 74 year old Clarence Lewis, walked into the yard of his neighbor, 62 year old James Southard, and  allegedly shot him in the stomach without warning with a small caliber handgun. The victim (Southard) was able to get the handgun away from the suspect and used it to strike the suspect.

At this point the victim (Southard) is in surgery at a local hospital with unknown injuries and the suspect was treated and released from the hospital with lacerations to the head.

This is all the information Garland County Sheriff's Department has been able to obtain, as the victim is in surgery and the suspect refuses to cooperate.

Lewis is being charged with Criminal Attempt at 1^st Degree Murder, a class A Felony, and is being held at the Garland County Detention Center.