PAYETTE, Idaho — 19-year-old Michael Dudley appeared in Payette County court Monday afternoon charged with first-degree murder and burglary in the death of his stepfather, Howard Schofield IV.
Judge Brian D. Lee stated Dudley is accused of shooting Schofield through his jacket pocket while attempting to steal a TV and tools from Schofield's property in New Plymouth.
The prosecution stated flight risk and witness tampering concerns, as one of the main alleged witnesses to the crime is Schofield's wife and Dudley's mother.
Dudley will be held on $1 million bail and is due in court next on September 29th.
