A California man has been arrested in an overnight murder of a Sidney man.
KSID Radio reports that 33-year-old Jason W. Custer was arrested just before 9 a.m. Saturday morning at a Motel 6 in Big Springs. Custer is accused of shooting Adam McCormick, at a residence in Sidney around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
Court documents indicate that McCormick was allegedly shot in the abdomen and leg by Custer with a rifle in front of a residence at 2475 San Marino. Witnesses report that the two were arguing over $160 involved in a drug transaction.
Custer was charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony, and is being held in the Cheyenne County Jail on a $1 million bond.