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Warrant issued for Billy Joe Shaver in shooting
AUSTIN (AP) — Police have issued arrest warrants for country singer Billy Joe Shaver after he shot and wounded a man outside a Texas bar, his attorney said.
After Shaver left a bar in Lorena on Saturday night, a drunk, aggressive stranger with a knife followed him into the parking lot, said Shaver's attorney, Joseph A. Turner of Austin. Shaver shot him in self-defense, Turner said.
Police in Lorena — about 80 miles north of Austin — issued arrest warrants late Monday on charges of aggravated assault and possessing a firearm in a prohibited place, Turner said.
Shaver attempted to surrender to Austin police Monday night but was not arrested because the police did not have a record of the warrants, said Turner, who accompanied Shaver.
Lorena authorities could not be reached for comment early Tuesday.
"We're working with the police to get this resolved," Turner told The Associated Press. "His priority is dealing with this issue."
The shooting occurred at 8:30 p.m. Saturday outside Papa Joe's Texas Saloon off Interstate 35, according to Lorena police. The victim was reportedly shot in the cheek but was talking and alert afterward and was hospitalized.
Turner, who said he interviewed witnesses at the bar on Sunday, declined to elaborate or say whether anything occurred inside the bar between Shaver and the victim. He said Shaver did not know the man.
Shaver, who lives in Waco, about 15 miles from Lorena, rose to country music stardom in the 1970s. Shaver, who wrote Georgia on a Fast Train and I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) has recorded more than 20 albums.
Although Shaver has never received wide acclaim, he is recognized as one of the best songwriters among his contemporaries.
His heartfelt lyrics helped launched country's outlaw movement, which defined the careers of singers like his old friend, Willie Nelson, and the late Waylon Jennings, and returned country to its roots.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-04-03-billy-joe-shaver_N.htm
For those not familiar with Mr. Shaver, he is one tough cookie, and one heck of a songwriter and artist...
AUSTIN (AP) — Police have issued arrest warrants for country singer Billy Joe Shaver after he shot and wounded a man outside a Texas bar, his attorney said.
After Shaver left a bar in Lorena on Saturday night, a drunk, aggressive stranger with a knife followed him into the parking lot, said Shaver's attorney, Joseph A. Turner of Austin. Shaver shot him in self-defense, Turner said.
Police in Lorena — about 80 miles north of Austin — issued arrest warrants late Monday on charges of aggravated assault and possessing a firearm in a prohibited place, Turner said.
Shaver attempted to surrender to Austin police Monday night but was not arrested because the police did not have a record of the warrants, said Turner, who accompanied Shaver.
Lorena authorities could not be reached for comment early Tuesday.
"We're working with the police to get this resolved," Turner told The Associated Press. "His priority is dealing with this issue."
The shooting occurred at 8:30 p.m. Saturday outside Papa Joe's Texas Saloon off Interstate 35, according to Lorena police. The victim was reportedly shot in the cheek but was talking and alert afterward and was hospitalized.
Turner, who said he interviewed witnesses at the bar on Sunday, declined to elaborate or say whether anything occurred inside the bar between Shaver and the victim. He said Shaver did not know the man.
Shaver, who lives in Waco, about 15 miles from Lorena, rose to country music stardom in the 1970s. Shaver, who wrote Georgia on a Fast Train and I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) has recorded more than 20 albums.
Although Shaver has never received wide acclaim, he is recognized as one of the best songwriters among his contemporaries.
His heartfelt lyrics helped launched country's outlaw movement, which defined the careers of singers like his old friend, Willie Nelson, and the late Waylon Jennings, and returned country to its roots.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-04-03-billy-joe-shaver_N.htm
For those not familiar with Mr. Shaver, he is one tough cookie, and one heck of a songwriter and artist...
