Gassville man charged with murder for last month's shooting, wife arrested too

Gassville man charged with murder for last month's shooting, wife arrested too

Photos courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office Left: Danny Whitsel, Right: Crystal Whitsel A Gassville man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with a shooting incident last month. Fifty-eight-year-old Danny Paul Whitsel was booked into the Baxter County Detention Center Wednesday afternoon. He is accused of shooting 32-year-old Ian Lapio of Gassville to death. Whitsel’s wife, 40-year-old Crystal Marie Whitsel, was also arr…

Gassville man arrested in January fatal shooting

Arkansas State Police have arrested a Gassville man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man last month, authorities said Wednesday. Danny Paul Whitsel (pictured), 58, was taken into custody on charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons in the Jan. 30 shooting of Ian Lapio, according to state police. Officers responded to a report of a shooting on Mountain Loop Road, where they found Lapio lyi…