Teenage girl to remain held on murder charge

HAMILTON, Ohio – A 14-yearold Ohio girl who called 911 to say she had shot her father will remain held in juvenile detention on an aggravated murder charge. A Butler County juvenile judge asked in court Friday if she understood the allegation against her, and she replied “yes.” A pretrial hearing was set for March 3. Hamilton police say the sobbing teenager called Thursday morning and said: “I just shot my dad.” Police say they found 71-year-old James Allen Ponder shot in the face inside the family’s southwest Ohio home. He died at a hospital. The girl said in the call she didn’t know why she shot him, and repeatedly said she was sorry. Her attorney said Friday he’s still gathering information.