Man Sentenced For Shooting Pastor Last Year

February 24, 2013

The man who shot an Escambia County pastor at his church last year has been sentenced.

Randall G. Markham, 72, was sentenced to four years in state prison followed by one year community control and then 10 years on probation.

Marcham shot West Pensacola Baptist Church Pastor Laddie Pierce in September 2012 as he was headed to a Bible study. He was transported by ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. His injuries were not  life threatening.

Deputies said Markham and Pierce were involved in an argument outside the church before the shooting. Markham, deputies said, then pulled a firearm and shot the pastor in the leg. There were no other injuries.

Markham, a member of the church’s congregation, admitted to deputies that he shot the pastor because he believed his wife was having an affair with Pierce. Markham told deputies that “his intent and purpose was to shoot Pierce in the groin area one time without killing him”.

Following the incident, Pierce stepped down as the church’s pastor.

Comments

2 Responses to “Man Sentenced For Shooting Pastor Last Year”

  1. Dennis the menace on February 25th, 2013 10:23 am

    There is only one good reason to shoot – to defend yourself or others from bodily harm.

  2. Uh huh on February 24th, 2013 11:00 pm

    He had a good reason to shoot. No reason to go to jail for that.

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