Sheriff Issues Clarification Regarding Murder Victim Identity

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has issued a clarification regarding the name of the murder victim in Sunday’s fatal shooting on Patrick Lane.

Originally, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley identified the victim as 41-year-old Richard Gary Bump of 11 Patrick Lane.

Tuesday night, Shirley notified WNEG News that the Bump name was an alias and that the victim’s other name is Robert Gary Hiott.

Shirley said that the victim had used both names with law enforcement in the past, but that the Bump name first given was an alias.