Nashville Man Charged in Barry County Shooting Death

A Barry County man was formally arraigned Thursday morning in the death of a woman earlier this week.

According to the Barry County Sherriff's Office Facebook page, deputies responded to a home on Guy Road, just south of Nashville in Maple Grove Township, around 1 p.m. the afternoon of February 17^th after a woman was found dead outside of a home, covered in snow. Investigators believe that the victim had been shot and beaten to death. One arrest was made in the case.

The morning of February 18^th in Barry County Court in Hastings, charges were formally filed against Andrew John-Lawrence Lafey of Nashville in a virtual arraignment. Lafey was arraigned on open murder and felony firearm charges in the case and is being held on $500,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 4^th before Judge Michael Schipper.

The victim in the case has been identified but has not been disclosed to the public at this time.