Dittmer man killed by arrow after attempted stealing

(Dittmer) A Dittmer man is dead after an attempted stealing case in the Dittmer area on Friday of last week. According to Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak deputies were dispatched a little after 4 o’clock that afternoon to the 100 block of Valley Springs Road for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.

The man killed in the incident is identified as 40-year old Michael J. Stotts of Dittmer. Sheriff Marshak says a case like this is certainly unique.

While the juvenile was not taken into custody, the investigation continues.

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