Man sentenced on charges in wife’s death
ABC 17 News confirmed a mid-Missouri man was sentenced to 30 years Thursday after getting convicted of charges in his wife’s death in May 2014.
Deputies say Ricky Harding dragged his wife, Summer Hickman, into their garage after she was shot inside their home off Audrain County Road 923, before leaving the scene.
“Ricky Harding’s decision to bring an illegal firearm into his home caused Summer’s death,” said Prosecutor Shellabarger, who believes Harding left after the shooting because he knew the gun was not legal.
Harding told ABC 17 News during an interview in 2014 that Summer had the gun while they were arguing, and the shooting was an accident.
Harding was found guilty in December of second-degree murder, third-degree domestic assault, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child since children were home when Summer was shot.
