Man charged with attempted murder
Associated Press
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1626939&partnersite=espn PINSON, Ala. -- A Pinson man was charged with attempted murder for
holding a
gun to his son's head and pulling the trigger in the midst of a tantrum
after Alabama's double overtime loss to Arkansas Saturday.
The bullet narrowly missed 20-year-old Seth Logan, who said he picked
the
wrong time to ask his dad for a car, sheriff's spokesman Deputy Randy
Christian said Monday.
Joseph Alan Logan, 46, surrendered to police Saturday and was charged
with
attempted murder and domestic violence. He was released from the
Jefferson
County jail Sunday on $7,500 bond.
"I know we take football serious in the South," Christian told The
Birmingham News for a Tuesday story, "but that's crossing the line."
The request upset Joseph Logan because his son has already wrecked
several
vehicles, Logan told investigators.
"He claimed he was just trying to scare his son," Christian said.
According to the police report, Joseph Logan had been drinking alcohol
and
began slamming doors, tossing boxes and throwing dishes in the sink
after
the Crimson Tide lost its football game to Arkansas, 34-31 in double
overtime Saturday.
While Joseph Logan was throwing the tantrum, Seth Logan asked for a new
car.
Joseph Logan then retrieved a 9 mm pistol from his car, grabbed his son
by
the collar and pressed the gun to his son's forehead, the report said.
Logan threatened to shoot his son in the head, then pulled the trigger.
Seth Logan moved his head just as his father fired and the bullet
whizzed
past him, the report said.
Seth Logan fled to a neighbor's house to call police. He told police
his ear
was numb and his head ringing, but he was OK.
Sheriff's authorities called the SWAT team after discovering the armed
father still had a 13-year-old son in the house with him.
Joseph Alan Logan walked out of the house with the other son and turned
himself in to police just before the SWAT team arrived, Christian said.
