Neal and Jesse's mother, who worked nights at Wal-mart and slept
             during the day, woke upon hearing the gunfire. She came to the porch, and saw
             Rick lying there. Rachel, the boys' sister, ran to Larry Plummer, a neighbor, for
             help. Both Mrs. Eldridge and Rachel assumed that Rick had a seizure, and hit
             When the police arrived, Neal and Jesse stepped out of the woods. "Jesse
             told State Police Cpl. Jerry Roberts that they had killed their father because of
             child abuse"(Haddigan 1). Roberts stated that both Neal and Jesse "were calm,
             collected, very precise, and respectful to the officer". Sgt. Aaron Duvall is the
             "Pope County Sheriff's Department criminal investigator in charge of the case."
             He said that Neal asked "if his father was dead", and then began to cry when he
             Neal and Jesse are now charged as adults with first degree murder. The
             Arkansas state prosecutor said, "This was an ambush--definitely first degree
             murder." This means that "they could spend the rest of their lives in
             prison"("Neal & Jesse Eldridge: Child Abuse Tragedy" 1).
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