Criminal
Jan. 11, 2007
Lawyer in Critical Condition After Shooting
A 58-year-old criminal defense attorney was in critical condition Tuesday after being shot at his Joshua Tree law office in the climax to an apparent long-standing feud with a paralegal, authorities said. Lawyer Bill J. Weir Jr., 58, was wounded in a shooting that also left his girlfriend and a handyman badly injured, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. Weir’s legal assistant, Bernard Steppe, 66, was arrested after a short car chase.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
JOSHUA TREE - A 58-year-old criminal defense attorney remained in critical condition Tuesday after being shot at his law office by a paralegal in an apparent employee-employer feud.
Lawyer Bill J. Weir Jr., 58, was wounded in a shooting that also left his girlfriend, Dawn Croom, 25, and handyman at the office, Rocky Favorite, 50, badly in...
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