‘Horrible accident’: Lawyer allegedly says he killed and ‘cremated’ his own son after mistaking him for intruder

Attorney Michael Howard (Sabine County Sheriff

Attorney Michael Howard (Sabine County Sheriff’s Office/KHOU/YouTube)

A lawyer in Texas who was at a lake house with his adult son last weekend allegedly mistook him for an intruder — fatally shooting him with a shotgun and then cremating his body on a “wood” and “trash” pile — in what he’s calling a “horrible accident,” according to cops.

Michael C. Howard, 68, of Houston, was at a lake house several hours outside of the city, near the Toledo Bend Reservoir, with his son Mark Howard on Sunday when the killing “accidentally” occurred, according to a Sabine County Sheriff’s Office press release, which was posted on Facebook by the local Sabine County Reporter newspaper.

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