Deputies arrested an oil rig worker who allegedly shot his best friend Sunday during a dispute at an impromptu cookout at their work site.
“If could shoot and kill his alleged best friend, then no person in the community is safe,” the motion states. Prosecutors said Morrissette is a flight risk with a pending drug possession case in Texas.It was around noon when Eddy County deputies responded to a shooting near a remote oil field off Longhorn Road, according to a criminal complaint filed in Magistrate Court. On the way, they ran into Morrissette in an SUV with a mortally wounded Weathers in the backseat.
Morrissette told police he and Weathers invited a fellow oil rig worker to their trailer to watch a basketball game. Police said the coworker told detectives the pair started arguing about religion when Morrissette challenged Weathers to a fight. The coworker said he broke up the fight quickly and Morrissette retrieved a gun as Weathers walked toward the trailer.
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