Police say Kermit Butts is tied to Samuel **** murder
NBC -- A Madisonburg, Pennsylvania man has been arrested after confessing to his involvement in the murder of Samuel **** last year.
According to a criminal complaint, 26-year-old Kermit Butts was taken into custody after he admitted to assisting Ronald Heichel with his plans to kill his lover's husband.
Authorities arrested Mirinda **** and Ronald Heichel last August after Samuel **** was discovered fatally shot on the driveway of his Tusseyville Road home.
Court documents show that Heichel offered Butts $5,000 in exchange for his help to dispose of the body.
****'s arrest was reportedly sparked by two concession stand workers at the Grange Fair who told authorities that they spotted Heichel and Butts in a pickup truck last August and that Butts was acting strangely.
Investigators charged Butts with felony aggravated assault and hindering apprehension or prosecution.
A trial for Mirinda **** and Heichel was set for October, but is expected to be delayed.
