Midvale man arrested for murder, claims self-defense

Washington County deputies arrested a Midvale man on Friday following a fatal shooting he told police is the result of self-defense.
 Terry Ash, 41, was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant and booked into the Washington County Jail on a $1 million bond for the death of Matthew Banning, 43, of Midvale.
 On April 11, Ash allegedly killed Banning with a single shot to the chest from a .44 caliber revolver, according to Washington County Sheriff Matt Thomas.
 “It was from about three to four feet away, the coroner thinks,” Thomas told the Weiser Signal American.
 “They had been friends, but that’s about all we know,” he added.
 Officials told KTVB 7 in Boise that Banning was also armed, but ultimately did not fire his weapon.
 The incident took place while at Banning’s home at 135 S. School Road in Midvale.
 Ash, who works in the construction trades, was arrested shortly after the shooting, but was later released following his self-defense claim, according to a report by the Idaho Statesman.
 He lists Aurora, Mo. as his hometown and Bozeman, Mont. as a former residence on his Facebook page.