Gun Jams, Nobody Dies, Two Men Jailed

"Duncannon, PA - A pair of Duncannon brothers are in Perry County Prison following their arrest Sunday in connection with what police say was a planned murder-suicide.

"According to state police, Charles E. Holley, 45, and Luther K. Holley, 47, went early Saturday morning to the Paradise Trailer Park in Wheatfield Township [video] intent on killing a man there. Police said the plan, conceived by Luther Holley, was for Charles Holley to shoot the man, then kill himself.

"Police said Charles Holley, who the two men and two women at the residence said was intoxicated, held a loaded .22 caliber handgun close to the body of the intended victim and pulled the trigger several times, but the gun did not fire. Charles Holley then pointed the gun at the head of a second man at the residence and threatened to kill him, too, before the victims convinced him to give up the gun, police said.

"After Charles Holley gave up the gun, the victims learned it didn't fire because the clip had been placed into the gun backward, police said. The victims later received multiple phone calls threatening violence if the gun were not returned, police said. Police recovered the weapon at a residence in Halifax, Dauphin County.

"Luther Holley was apprehended Sunday in Reed Township after police served him with a warrant. Charles Holley turned himself in to state police at Newport minutes after his brother was taken into custody, police said.

"Charles Holley is charged with criminal attempt homicide, four counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, two counts each of harassment and criminal conspiracy homicide, possessing instruments of crime and prohibited offensive weapon.

"Luther Holley is charged with criminal solicitation for homicide, conspiracy homicide, terroristic threats, three counts of harassment and criminal solicitation to encourage suicide.

"Both remain in Perry County Prison this morning in lieu of $100,000 bail, a prison spokeswoman said."

From pennlive.com...