Scrapyard guard accused of reckless manslaughter

Dec 03, 2009 | 11:02 AM | Paul Schaffer

A scrapyard guard who killed a man he said appeared to be a nighttime burglar faces a Dec. 29 trial on a charge of reckless manslaughter.

David Noriega also faces one count of tampering with evidence.

The prosecution alleges that Clay Eldred was shot while outside the American Iron & Metal Co. scrapyard in Pueblo, Colo., then dragged onto the property. The prosecution claims there is no evidence that Eldred was inside the scrapyard before the shooting.....





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