Charges against Branson man filed in Boone County for burning murder victim in car 5 years ago

More charges have been filed against a Branson man who is awaiting trial for the murder of a man at his house in 2021. Thirty-eight-year-old Rusty Cain Harvey was arrested in June of 2021 for the murder of Eric Williamson of Springfield who had been reported missing 15 days earlier.

Harvey was arrested in Sharp County at a relative’s house, barricaded in a closet with multiple firearms and ammunition.

According to information from the Branson Police Department, Harvey said the victim had a gun and Harvey believed he was going to use it to harm his family. Harvey said he used a .22 rifle to shoot the victim…

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